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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall England. Raised in a 14th century house with his mother, a women suffragist, and his father, a schoolmaster.
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Golding went to school and learned from his father. When Golding was 13 years old he attempted to write his first novel.
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After his early education Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford University. There his father wanted Golding to pursue a career as a scientist. Instead Golding opted to study English literature. In 1934, William Golding published his first work a book of poetry, named poems.
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After working in settlement houses and a theater, Golding decided to follow his father's footsteps as a teacher in Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.
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Married his wife Ann Brookfield in 1939. It was love at first sight.
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In 1940, Golding abandoned his profession of teaching to join the Royal Navy. William spent most of his time during World War 2 on a boat sailing the horizons. In 1945, when the war had ended, Golding told reporters that he was in love with sailing and the sea.
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After Golding's stint in war was over, he pursued his career as an author. In 1954, after 21 rejections, he published his most famous classic, the Lord of the Flies.
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In 1962, Golding retired from teaching. After his retirement Peter Brook, a filmmaker, created a film on his critically acclaimed novel, the Lord of the Flies.
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At the age of 73, Golding was the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. Later in 1988, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth 2.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
