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Son of Alec Golding, a science master at Marlborough Grammar School (1905 to retirement), and Mildred, née Curnoe, [4] William Golding was born at his maternal grandmother's house, 47 Mount Wise, Newquay, [5] Cornwall. [6] The house was known as Karenza, the Cornish word for love, and he spent many childhood holidays there. [7]
- Brasenose College, Oxford
- 19 June 1993 (aged 81), Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England
- William Gerald Golding, 19 September 1911, Newquay, Cornwall, England
May 9, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 9, 2024 • Article History. William Golding. In full: Sir William Gerald Golding. Born: September 19, 1911, Newquay, Cornwall, England. Died: June 19, 1993, Perranarworthal, near Falmouth, Cornwall (aged 81)
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Sep 19, 2018 · William Golding was born on 19 th September, 1911, at his grandparents’ house in Newquay, Cornwall. The house, called Karenza – Cornish for ‘love’ – was aptly named since Newquay, and Cornwall more generally, became one of Golding’s most cherished places. He wrote that ‘my early memories of my birthplace have a certain glamour ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Birth City: St. Columb Minor, Newquay, Cornwall. Birth Country: England. Gender: Male. Best Known For: British novelist William Golding wrote the critically acclaimed classic 'Lord of...
One hundred and ten years ago this Sunday on 19 th September 1911 Sir William Golding was born in his grandmother’s house called Kerenza on Mount Wise in Newquay. To provide a little background in case readers are unsure of his Cornish pedigree, albeit he was born in Newquay, this is to assure you that it was strong.
William Gerald Golding was born in St. Columb Minor (near Newquay) in Cornwall on 19 September 1911. His father, Alec Golding, was a schoolteacher, while his mother, Mildred (née Curnoe), was a keen supporter of the suffragettes.
Jan 14, 2010 · William Golding was born in his grandmother's house at 47 Mountwise, Newquay, Cornwall in 1911. Apart from writing, his other occupations included being a schoolmaster, a lecturer, an...
