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William was born
He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
His mother, Mildred, was a strong supporter of the British suffragette movement.
His father, Alec, was a schoolteacher. -
William goes to college
William attended Brasenose College at Oxford and studied science for two years for his father.
When it came to his third year in he switched to study litureture following his own interest. -
Will graduates and teaches
William graduates Oxford with a bachelor in the art of literature.
During this year he also decides to teach english and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. -
Will finds love
He marries a women named Ann.
They had 2 children named Judith and David. -
Joined the WWII
William joined the Royal Navy for WWII.
He spent the next 5-6 years in the war. -
Lord Of The Flies
William created the novel Lord of the Flies.
He created it by using the boys he used to teach as the characters in the book. -
He stops teaching and a movie created
William retired from teaching.
When he retired, a movie was made on his book by Peter Brook. -
Nobel Prize
When william was 73 he was awarded a nobel prize.
His book was a big thing at the time to people who loved liturature. -
Newest Lord of the Flies movie
A new movie was created on the novel.
From this movie the book was more favorited and more people ended up buying the book. -
Williams Death
He died to a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
"After Golding passed away, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously." As said in the biography ( http://www.biography.com/people/william-golding-9314523#death-and-legacy )