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William was born in Cornwall, England. His mother was a suffragette and his father was a school teacher.
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William Golding lived a long live. He lived from 1911 to 1993.
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He was educated at Marlborough Grammar School and attended college at Brasenose College at Oxford studying science. His third year, he switched to the literature program.
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During his years of college, some of his poems were published as a part of Macmillan's Contemporary Poets series. Golding graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education in 1935.
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Golding worked as a writer, actor and producer with a small theater. The theater was one of his greatest literary influences
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Golding married Ann Brookfield and had 2 children with her later on.
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In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.
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Golding joins the Royal navy and serves in World War 2. The war opens his mind to the cruelty of humankind and he writes about his experiences later on.
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Lord of the Flies was published in 1954 after being rejected several times by different publishers.
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Golding quit teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School in 1961 to write full time.
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Golding died in 1993 in Cornwall.