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William Golding was born in Cornwall, England. His parents were Alec Golding and Mildred Golding and he had a brother Joseph Golding. -
He attended Brasenose College in Oxford in 1930.
Golding studied science for 2 years then switched to literature. -
Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer. He would pay his bills by working as a social worker. -
He started to teach english and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
He married Ann Brookfield he ended up having two children with her -
After World War II, he began working on the Lord of the Flies novel, which was published in 1954 -
William Golding died at 81 due to a congestive heart failure.
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