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William Golding was born September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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William tried writing a novel at the age of 12.
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He began attending college at Oxford and spent two years studying science.
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He published his first work, a book of poetry.
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Worked as a writer, actor, and a producer. He was paying bills with a job as a social worker.
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He graduated from Oxford with a bachelor degree of arts in English and a diploma in education.
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He quit being a writer, actor and a producer.
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He thought English and philosophy at bishop Wordsworth in Salisbury and left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy.
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After WWII, he went back to teaching and writing. He also spent 6 years on a boat.
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He published Lord of the Flies in 1954.
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He was awarded Nobel prize for literature.
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He was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II
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He died on June 19, 1993 in perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.