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William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911. He was born in Cornwall, England. His parents were Alec Golding and Mildred Golding. -
In 1921 William started Marlborough Grammar School which is where his father taught. The school was located in Wiltshire, England. -
William Golding debuted in 1934 when he published a collection of poems called "Poems". -
William Golding became a professor of English and Philosophy in 1935 at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
On September 30th, 1939 William Golding married Ann Brookfield. -
In 1940 William Golding was enlisted into the British Navy. He served on a destroyer and he commanded a landing craft that fired salvoes on the beaches of Normandy on what is referred to as D-Day. -
William Golding's first child David Golding was born in September of 1940. -
Judith Golding was born in July of 1945, five years after her brother was born. -
On September 17th, 1954 the book "Lord of the Flies" was published by Faber and Faber publishing company. It was William Goldings' first published novel. -
On June 19, 1993, William Golding died of a heart attack at his home in Perranarworthal, UK.