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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 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. -
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. -
He marries a women named Ann.
They had 2 children named Judith and David. -
William joined the Royal Navy for WWII.
He spent the next 5-6 years in the war. -
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. -
William retired from teaching.
When he retired, a movie was made on his book by Peter Brook. -
When william was 73 he was awarded a nobel prize.
His book was a big thing at the time to people who loved liturature. -
A new movie was created on the novel.
From this movie the book was more favorited and more people ended up buying the book. -
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 )