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Williams birth
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England -
Family
His mother was Mildred Golding, father ; Alec Golding ; Brother Joseph and his wife Anne Brookfield (M.1939-1993) -
Brasenose Collage in Oxford
William Golding began attending Brasenose Collage in oxford in 1930 and spend 2 years studying in science -
Graduation
In1935 he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
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Work
from 1935 to 1939 Golding worked as a writed actor and a producer with a small theater job on the side -
World War Two
He fought on board a destroyer and was briefly involved in the pursuit and sinking of the German battle ship Bismark. He also participated in the in invasion of Normandy on D-Day. -
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The United States Navy
from 1940 to 1945 he was in the military for the United States. During World War two Golding was lieutenant in the royal navy and in command of a small rocket ship. -
Williams children
Judy Carver was born in malborough, Wiltshire, in 1945. She studied english at the University of the Sussex and St.Annes Collage, Oxford. David Golding, williams son and Judys brother. -
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies was publish in 1954. It was the first book he had wrote to have published and he was rejected 21 times before it was ever published. -
Williams death
On june 19, 1993 at 81 years old, Golding died of a heart attack from heavily drinking. In Perranarworthal, cornwall. His wife Ann died in 1995 just 2 years later.
