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Born-
William was born in Cornwall in 1911; by his parents Mildred Golding and Alec Golding -
Early life
he was always intrested in reading and writing; and he tried writing books a lot when he was a child; but always came out unsuccsssful -
Why he switched his major
As a child, he always loved writing; and on many occasions; he tried to write a book but it always came out unsuccessful. As he still wanted to write, he switched his major. -
College
Attended School at Brasenose Oxford University and majored in Science until he quickly switched it to English. -
teaching
followed in hi fathers footsteps and became a teacher for English and philosophy -
Spouse
Married Ann Brookfield in 1939 -
Navy
During World War ll, William, joined the Royal Navy and got ranked lieutenant. -
Lord of the Flies
after being rejected twenty one times, he finally published his first novel; and that being lord of the flies -
What he did After the War
After he got out of the war, Will, decided that he wanted too become an author -
Lord of the Flies Movie
In early 1960ś, the year he retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a movie on the famous book -
Award
From the releasing of Lord of the Flies, Will got nominated for the Booker McConnel Prize; and he won -
A new Lord of the Flies Movie
Another version of the movie was released to the new audience of readers and/ or viewers -
Death
William passed away in mid June from a mild heart attack which led to other problems.
