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His Early life
He was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911. He was educated Marlborough Grammar school and at Brasenose College. -
Marries Ann Brookfield
He married Ann Brookfield on September 30th, 1939. Until he died 1993 -
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Royal Navy
He joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and spent six years afloat. Excpt for 7 months in New York and 6 months helping Lord Cherwall at the Naval Research Establishment. -
First Novel
Lord of the Flies, his first novel, was published in 1954. It was filmed by Peter Brook in 1963. -
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Other Books
The Inheritors (novel) 1955
Pincher Martin (novel) 1956
The Brass Butterfly (play) 1958
Free Fall (novel) 1959
The Spire (novel) 1964
The Hot Gates (essays) 1965
The Pyramid (novel) 1967
The Scorpion God (three short novels) 1971
Darkness Visible (novel) 1979
Rites of Passage (novel) 1980
A Moving Target (essays and autobiographical pieces) 1982
The Paper Men (novel) 1984
An Egyptian Journal 1985
Close Quarters (novel) 1987
Fire Down Below (novel) 1989 -
Booker Prize
He won the 'Booker Prize' for his novel Rites of Passages in 1980. Before winning it he retired from teaching in 1962. -
Nobel Piece Prize
He wrote the critically acclaimed classic Lord of the Flies. He was awarded the Nobel Piece Prize for literature. -
His Death
He died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding died, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously.