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September 19, 1911, Newquay, United Kingdom is where and when William Golding was born.
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In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems.
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In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury.
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September 30, 1939 is when William Golding got married to
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During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes.
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In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.
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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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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1983 was awarded to William Golding
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In 1988 he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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June 19, 1993, Perranarworthal, United Kingdom is when and where William Golding died
