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William Golding is born in Cornwall England. His mother Mildred, was a strong supporter of the British suffragette movement. His father Alec, was a schoolteacher and an ardent advocate of rationalism. -
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, in deference to his father's beliefs. In his third year, however, he switched to the literature program, following his true interests. -
William graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He also got a diploma of education -
Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. He considered the theater his strongest literary influence, citing Greek tragedians and Shakespeare, rather than other novelists, as his primary influences for his writings.
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Golding taught English at and phlosiphy Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School also durring this time he maried Anne Brookfeild and had 2 kids -
With the exception of five years he spent in the Royal Navy during World War II. He would go back to teaching right after the war.
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One of the most popular books ever written would be published, Lord of the Flies. -
He left the school he worked at after about 17 years of teaching subtracting the 5 years spent in the navy -
Due to the extream popularity of the book a film was made based off the book . -
Golding died in Cornwall. He cause of death was heart failear -
Golding would write his last book ( The Double Tongue) right befor he dided. The book was published right after he died.