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William Golding Born
William Golding was born on September 19th 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother, Mildred, fought for womens right to vote. His father, Alex, worked as a schoolmaster. -
Williams Schooling
William Published his first bok called Poems in 1934.He was a year from graduating college at Oxford University. -
Teaching
He decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury -
William Golding joins the Navy
In 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.Golding spent the better part of the next six years on a boat, except for a seven-month stint in New York. -
Time in the navy 1940-1946
During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes, and was even placed in command of a rocket-launching craft.In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Lord of the Flies
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.The novel told the story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. -
Film adaptations
In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel.In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released. -
Death and Legacy
Golding spent the last few years living with his wife, Ann Brookfield, at their house near Falmouth, Cornwall, where he continued to toil at his writing. On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He was survived by his wife and their two children, David and Judith.
