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September 19,1911
Born in Saint Columb Minor, England. -
1930
Attended Brasenose College at Oxford. -
1934
Graduated and published first book. -
1935
Took a teaching position in English. -
1935-39
Worked as a writer, producer, and actor with a small theater in unfashionable part of London. -
1940
Joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War II. -
1945
World War II ended and he went back to teaching and writing. -
1954
Published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of The Flies (after 21 rejections.) -
1963
Peter Brook made a film adaption of the Lord of The Flies. -
1983
At the age of 73, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
1988
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. -
1990
A new film version was released of the Lord of The Flies. -
1990
A new film version was released of the Lord of The Flies. -
June 19, 1993
He died from a heart attack.