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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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Eventually, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.