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Born in Saint Columb Minor, England.
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Attended Brasenose College at Oxford.
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Graduated and published first book.
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Took a teaching position in English.
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Worked as a writer, producer, and actor with a small theater in unfashionable part of London.
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Joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War II.
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World War II ended and he went back to teaching and writing.
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Published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of The Flies (after 21 rejections.)
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Peter Brook made a film adaption of the Lord of The Flies.
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At the age of 73, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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A new film version was released of the Lord of The Flies.
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A new film version was released of the Lord of The Flies.
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He died from a heart attack.