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William Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwall. He had an older brother named Joseph. His parents' names were Alex and Mildred. -
When he was young, Williams' house was right next to a church graveyard, and William became so scared when he saw the headstones resting against their garden wall. He thought the house cellar was haunted, and he had many nightmares afterward, which he wrote about later in the novel Pincher Martin.
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William Golding went to Brasenose College, Oxford. He was originally studying natural sciences, but after two years, he transferred to English literature.
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In 1939, William Golding got married to Ann Brookfield. In 1940, they had a son named David, and in 1943, they had a daughter named Judy. -
In 1940, William Golding left teaching literature to join the Royal Navy. He served there for 5 years. His experiences in war influenced his writing in many ways. -
After being rejected by 21 different publishers, Golding's book The Lord of the Flies finally got published. -
The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is an award given in Britain for the best fiction and biography of the year. William Golding was given this award for his book, "Darkness Visible." -
The Booker Prize is an award for the best work of fiction published in English in the UK and Ireland. William Golding won this prize for his novel "Rites of Passage." -
In 1983, William Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his great symbolism and insight, and realistic narrative and mythic diversity in his many novels. -
William Goldwing sadly died at 81 years old. He died of heart failure, a heart attack. He died in his home in England.