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William Goldings' Birth
William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England. -
Gioldings' education
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930. Golding spent two years studying science, and in his third year he began studying his true interest, literature. -
Graduation
Golding graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
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Career and Later Years
Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London. He considered his theater his strongest literary influence. -
Career and Later years
Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
Family
He married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children. His two children were Judy Carver and David Golding. -
Army Service
Golding spent five years in the Royal Navy during World War II. -
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During Army Service
During his army service, Golding wrote many novels. Golding wrote about the incredible cruelty and barbarity of which humankind is capable. -
After Army Service
Golding remained in the teaching position until 1961 when he left Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. -
Death
Golding sadly passed away in Cornwall, England 1993.