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He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall.England. He was born to his mother, Mildred and father, Alex.
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He published his first book of poerty. He was still in college but published this book entitled Poems.
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He became an English and philosophy teacher in Salisbury. He took after his father and became a teaher.
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He joined the Royal Navy to fight in World War 2. In the Royal Navy he stayed on a boat for about 6 years.
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He went back to teaching and writing books and poems. World War II ended, so he went back to his profession.
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He published Lord of the Flies which was the first book he had ever gotten published. He did get 21 rejections in the process before he could really get it published.
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His book, Lord Of The Flies, was made into a movie. After Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brooke made a film adaption.
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He won a Nobel Prize in Literature. After two decades at the age of 73 he won a Nobel Prize.
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Queen Elizabeth II knighted him. He was knighted for everything he had done in WWII.
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They made a new film of the book Lord Of The Flies to appeal to the newest generation. In the process they made his book popular again.
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Willam Golding died from a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. He had a wife and two children.
