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  • Birth

    Birth
    William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911
  • College

    College
    Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science
  • Early Job

    Early Job
    From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker.
  • Graduating

    Graduating
    In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.
  • Got married

    Got married
    In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. That same year, he married Ann Brookfield
  • books

    books
    William published lord of the flies on September 17, 1954
  • Death

    Death
    He died on June 19, 1993