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Born
The authors name is William Golding. He was born on September 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England. -
Family/Parents
His mom's name was Mildred. She was a supporter of the British suffragette movement. She fought for women’s right to vote. His dad's name was, Alec. He was a schoolteacher at the school that William went to as a kid. -
Education
He went to school at Marlborough Grammar School. His dad was the schoolmaster there. Then he went to Brasenose College at Oxford. He studied science for 2 years. Then he changed to a literature program. -
Career after teaching
He became a writer,then actor, and producer. He also got a job as a social worker to help pay his bills. -
Teaching
After college he decided to follow his father’s footsteps. In 1935 Golding took a job teaching English and philosophy . -
Marriage
He got married to Ann Brookfield, They had two children together.
A son named David and a daughter named Judith. -
Navy
Golding went into the Royal Navy. He fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and he fended off submarines and planes. He came to love life at sea. -
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies was published in 1954. It was rejected a bunch of times before, but became his first and most acclaimed novel. -
Lord of The Flies
The novel is about a group of young boys that got stranded on a deserted island because the plane they were in got shot down and crashed. It tells about the savage and dark side of human nature. The boys, start getting mad at each other and start turning against each other. -
Death
On June 19, 1993, Golding died. He had a heart attack.
