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William Golding

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  • Birth

    Birth

    William Golding was born on September 11 1911 in Cornwall, England. His parents were Alec and Mildred Golding.
  • Education

    Education

    Golding began to study at Marlborough, a boarding school in 1921
  • More Education

    More Education

    after going to Marlborough boarding school Golding went to Brasenose College to study the arts of English and science
  • The Phoenix

    The Phoenix

    Golding wrote a series of poems called The Phoenix which acted as a kick start to his career.
  • marriage

    marriage

    in 1939 Golding got married to Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist.
  • Joining the military

    Joining the military

    Golding joined the Royal Navy in 1940 until about 1946. He served on a destroyer of other German battleships.
  • First Child

    First Child

    David Golding was his first child and was born in 1940.
  • Writing of lord of the flies

    Writing of lord of the flies

    Lord of the Flies was his first book and best book. After this, he went on to create 12 more novels.
  • Receiving the Nobel Prize

    Receiving the Nobel Prize

    In 1983 Golding gratefully received the Nobel prize.
  • Death

    Death

    William Golding died on June 19 of 1993 in perranworthal, England because o heart failure at the age of 81.