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William Golding was born on September 19 1911 in Cornwall, England. -
William Golding's childhood started with him living next to a cemetery, which created a lifetime fear that he wrote about later in his life. Also, he was a bully in his early childhood, which he also later wrote about.
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In school while William Golding was academically gifted he was a bully in his early school years
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William Golding's first job was being a teacher; however, he was also a producer and actor before he was a writer and also enlisted in the navy.
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William and Ann had two children: one named David and the other, Judith, their daughter. However, their relationships are mixed, with William being an alcoholic and their children having mixed problems
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William Golding got married to Ann Brookfield on September 30 and had two children together. -
William Golding played a part in the British Navy during WW2. And even participated in the Battle of Normandy using a rocket launcher. -
Lord of the Flies was published in 1957 and it was a great book clearly if we are still reading it today. -
William Golding has won many valuable awards, with the Nobel Prize being the most notable. -
William Golding, with his weird yet impressive life, died in June of 1993 at the age of 81