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Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. He was Birthed to Mildred and Alec Golding.
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Young Golding started his education at an early age. He went to primary school at Marlborough Grammar School where his father was the headmaster. Golding enjoyed school and fell in love with the education given
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Golding attended The Brasenose Collage in Oxford. He spent his first few years studying the science, but then later became interested and transferred in literature.
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Golding taught primary schooling at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury, England. Golding taught Philosophy and English.
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Golding married Ann Brookfield in the comfort of there own home
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Golding left his teaching career to go into the armed forces to contribute in World War II
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After World War II, Golding went directly to creating literature, soon to fall in love with the art.
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After experimenting with literature, Golding wrote the best selling book, Lord Of Flies.
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When Golding was 73, he was honored with a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Tragically, Golding passed away at the age of 81 from a sudden heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
