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His birth
He was born on September 19, 1911. He was born in Newquay, United Kingdom. His parents are Mildred Golding and Alec Golding -
Childhood
William Golding had an older brother named Joseph Golding. Both siblings went to Malborough Grammar School, where their dad was the schoolmaster. William Golding himself states that his childhood self 'was a brat', often found bullying his peers. -
College
William Golding went to College at Brasenose College. He got a diploma in Education. -
Career
After getting out of college in 1935 he worked in a settlement house, small theater companies, and then became a schoolmaster at Bishops Wordsworth School Salisbury. -
Personal family
He was engaged to Molly Evans before breaking it off and marrying Ann Brookfield on September 30th, 1939. -
Children
He had 2 kids, David Golding and Judith Golding. David Golding was born in September 1940, and Judith Golding was born in July 1945. -
Royal Navy
William Golding joined the Royal Navy during World War II. He served on a destroyer which was briefly used in the sinking of a German Ship. He participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, rising to lieutenant in his days. He was there for 5 years. -
Lord of the Flies
In 1954 he released the book 'Lord of the Flies'. He was rejected by many publishers before being accepted by Faber & Faber. The book was first banned in 1992 by Iowa because of the language, offensive references to minorities, women, and god -
Death
William Golding died on June 19, 1993; he had died of heart failure -
Fun facts
He was rejected 21 times before publishing his first novel. William Golding liked reading and music which eventually drifted into teaching