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William was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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Started teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury in 1935.
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In 1940, He joined the Royal Navy.
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After World War 2 ended, William went back to teaching and writing.
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in 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies, told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck.
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in 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.
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Two decades later, at the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1988 he was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II.
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A new film version of the Lord of The Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack.