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Birth of William Golding
Willam G. Was born in Cornwall, England to Alec and Mildred Golding. Mother had supported British Suffergrate Movement. Father was a teacher and advocate of nationalism. -
Graduation and career start
In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. From 1935 to 1939, He worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London. He made it by as a social worker. -
Like father like son.
After college, Golding worked in settlement houses and the theater for a time. Eventually, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. In 1940 he abandoned teaching for the Navy. -
Navy.
While in the Royal Navy, Golding developed a lifelong romance with sailing and the sea. In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Lord of the flies releasing
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers. -
Death.
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He left behind his wife, Ann.
