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William Golding

Name in Native Language: "William Gerald Golding" (English/EN)
Writer / Poet / Novelist / Screenwriter | * 09/19/1911 († 81, 06/19/1993) | St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir William Gerald Golding (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for William Golding

Nobel Prize in Literature James Tait Black Memorial Prize Booker Prize Commander of The Order of The British Empire Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature Knight Bachelor

Movies with William Golding as Crew(3)

Writing/Novel2023 The Lord of the Flies
Writing/Novel1990 Lord of the Flies
Writing/Author1963 Lord of the Flies

TV Shows/Series with William Golding as Crew(1)

Writing/Novel2005 To the Ends of the Earth

Full Name: William Golding
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 09/19 1911 (September) in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 06/19 1993 (June) in Perranarworthal (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Brasenose College, University of Oxford, Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School
Spouses (current/former): Ann Brookfield
William Golding frequently works together with these people:
Peter Brook (3x, Crew)
Omar (2x, Cast)
Luca Guadagnino (2x, Crew)
Lewis M. Allen (2x, Crew)
JJ Feild (2x, Actor)
Harry Hook (2x, Crew)
Gerald Feil (2x, Crew)
Tom Hollyman (1x, Crew)
Danuel Pipoly (1x, Actor)
Terry Wells (1x, Cast)
Martin Zentz (1x, Cast)
Andrew Taft (1x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493081, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024