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William Golding was born on September 19th in Cornwall, England.
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William tried to write his first novel, being twelve years old and was unsuccessful. He started to bully kids to let out his frustrations.
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William started college at Oxford University.
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One year before he graduated, William published his first work of literature. It was a book of poems called ¨Poems¨. The book ended up being widely overlooked by critics.
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William graduated from Oxford University.
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After graduating, he took a job teaching philosophy at Bishop Woodsworth school in Salisbury.
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William married a woman named Ann Brookfield, who was a chemist.
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William joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War ll. He fought battleships, fended off submarines and plans. He spent close to the next 6 years on a boat.
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Williams's first child was born, a boy, and his name was David.
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Wiliams second child was born, a girl and her name was Judith.
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William went back to teaching and writing.
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William published his most famous Novel, ¨"Lord of the Flies¨, even though he had been rejected by 26 publishers before that.
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William retired from teaching.
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Peter Brooke made a film based on Williams's book Lod of the Flies.
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William was awarded a Nobel Prize for literature for his book ¨Lord of the Flies¨.
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The new version of the Lord of the Flies movie came out for younger people.
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William died, at the age of 82, of a heat attack in Cornwall.
