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Birth
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columbus Minor, Cornwall England. His mother and fathers names are Mildred and Alex -
Education
William received education from Marlborough Grammar School, which his father ran -
First Attempt
At age 12 William Golding attempted to write his first novel and failed miserably, he then proceeded to take his anger out by bullying other kids -
College
William attended Brasenole College at Oxford University and studied English Literature. -
First Book
In 1934 William published his first work, a book of poetry titled "Poems" which ended up being greatly over looked. -
Profession
In 1935 William took a position teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Word swath's School in Salisbury. -
Royal Navy
In 1940 William Golding left teaching and joined the Royal Navy to fight in WW2 -
After the war
In 1945 after WW2 William returned to teaching and writhing his books -
First Novel
In 1954 William published his first Novel "Lord of Flies" which was rejected several times before its publication. -
Retirement
In 1963 William Golding retired from teaching to live the rest of his life out. -
Death
On June 19th, 1993 William died of a heart attack in Berranar Worthal Cornwall near London England.