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Born
He was born on September 19 1911 in Cornwall, England. -
college
William starts attending Brasenose college at Oxford University. He studied English literature. -
teaching English and Philosophy
He started teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's school in Salisbury. Teachinh young boys inspired his novel Lord of the Flies -
Married to Ann Brookfield
They had two children David (1940) and Judith (1945) -
joining the royal navy
He joins the royal navy to fight in world war 2 -
publishing Lord of the Flies
He published his first and most popular novel, Lord of the Flies after it being rejected 21 times -
film version of Lord of the Flies was made
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Nobel price for literature
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knighted by queen Elizabeth
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William Golding's death