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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. The collection was largely overlooked by critics.
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In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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Ann Brookfield and William Golding were married!!
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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.
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In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1990 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, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.