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William Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwall, England, on September 19, 1911. He was born in his grandmother's house, with his mom and his grandmother, his dad was in Morlborough at the time. -
William Golding's childhood spanned from his birth to the time he graduated from high school. He started writing when he was 7 years old at Marlborough Grammar School and became one of the top students in his class.
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William Golding went to school at Morlborough Grammar School, and then he graduated from college at Brasenose College at Oxford University. He went to college for natural sciences and English literature. And he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree. And got many other awards.
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William Golding's first job was teaching English in 1930 at theater. His second job was working at a school and settling houses. The job he stuck with was novelist/writer.
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William Golding got married in 1939, and he married Ann Brookfield. They got married in England. And they had two kids, Judy Carver and David Golding. Judy was a girl, and David was a boy. -
William Golding was in the Royal Navy from 1940 to 1945. He was involved in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck and commanded a rocket-launching craft during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
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William Golding wrote the book lord of the flies in 1954 and the book has had a name of oustanding novel of the year. Now, many classrooms use this book. -
William Golding wrote many other works besides his most famous novel, Lord of the Flies. His other notable novels include The Inheritors, Pincher Martin, The Spire, and The Pyramid. He also authored a collection of essays
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William Golding had many awards, the Memorial Prize, the Nobel Prize, and he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
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William Golding's body was buried in the parish churchyard of Bowerchalke, near his former home in Cornwall, after he died of heart failure on June 19, 1993.