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William Gerald Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He grew up in Cornwall England. His mother advocated women's suffrag and his father was a teacher.
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In 1935, Golding Graduated from Oxford College.
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During this time, William Golding taught at Bishop Wordsworth's School. This School is located in Salisbury.
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From 1940 to 1945, William Golding served in the Royal Navy. This temporarily interruped his plans to marraige and writing.
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Probably Golding's most famous work, Lord of the Flies, was published on September 17, 1954. This was after 21 rejections. It is now an accliamed novel that is read in classrooms around the world.
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On October 6, 1983, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize. This was perhaps his greatest acheivement.
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In the summer of 1988, WIlliam Golding was knighted.
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WIlliam Golding died on the nineteenth of June, 1993. He died because of a heart attack. He was 81 years old at this time.
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