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On September 19, 1911, William Gerald Golding was born to Alec and Mildred Golding in Cornwall, UK. -
William Golding had an older brother named Joseph. He grew up with his 2 parents and went to the school his dad taught at. -
On September 30, 1939, William Golding married Ann Brookfield and they stayed together until William died in 1993. -
Later in life, William and his wife, Ann, had 2 children. David and Judy. -
In 1940, William Golding served in the military for World War ll. He worked in the Royal Navy. -
In 1954, William Golding wrote his first novel Lord of the Flies and it was a big hit then and now. -
The Queen knighted William Golding in 1988. -
In 1980, William Golding won the Booker Prize award for his amazing fiction novels. -
In 1983, William Golding won a Nobel Prize for his amazing works of literature. -
On June 19, 1993, William Golding died of heart failure.