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William had an older brother, Joseph who attended the school he would attend. His parents were well respected with his mom being an activist for women's rights and his dad being a local schoolmaster.
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William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911. He was born in the city of Newquay, United Kingdom, to Mildred and Alec Golding. -
William went to the school where his father taught, Marlborough Grammar School. After that, he attended Brasenose College, Oxford, and graduated in 1935. -
William Golding married a woman named Ann Brookfield. They had two children, David and Judith. -
William joined the British Navy in 1940, serving in World War II. He served on a destroyer, sinking enemy battleships. He was also a part of the battle of D-Day. -
Golding started writing Lord of the Flies in 1951 and got it published in 1954. -
Golding was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature for his great work as an author. -
William Golding died of heart failure in June of 1993.