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William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.His parents were Mildred and Alex Golding.
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Golding published his first book named Poems.
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Golding took a position teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordworth's School, in Salisbury, England.
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Golding joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War ll.
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After World War ll ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.
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After 21 rejections, Golding finally got to publish his first and most-acclaimed novel Lord of the Flies.
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The year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaption of the critically acclaimed novel Lord of the Flies.
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Golding, at the age of 73, was awarded the the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Golding was knighted by Englands Queen Elizabeth ll.
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A new inferior film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.
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Golding died of a heart attack, in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
