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Born in Saint Collumb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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Before he graduated he published his first work called "Poems." It was unsuccessful.
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He took on a teaching position at Bishop Wordsworth School in Sailsbury, in the English and Philosophy fields.
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He left his teaching occupation to fight in World War II.
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He went back into teaching after the war.
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After 21 rejections he published "Lord of the Flies."
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Retired from teaching at the Bishop Wordsworth School
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Movie made of "Lord of the Flies"
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Won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 72... 29 years after first publishing "Lord of the Flies"
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Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
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A new version of "Lord of the Flies" was released
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Died from a heart attack
