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William Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwall, England. -
William Golding lived with his rationalist father, Cornish suffragette mother, and his older brother. William said he was a "brat" and got sadistic pleasure from hurting others, a.k.a a bully. William was afraid of cemeteries and his basement. From age 7-12, he began trying to write novels and was heavily frustrated with his continuous failed attempts.
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William Golding went to Brasenose College, Oxford. He read natural sciences for about 2 years and then transferred to English for the other 2 years.
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William Golding taught English at Michael Hall School, Steiner-Waldorf School, and finally at Streatham for 2 years. Soon after, Golding became a schoolmaster. In 1940, he taught English, philosophy, Greek, and drama until he joined the Navy. When he was done serving, he came back to teach from 1945-1961.
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Golding was engaged to Molly Evans, but soon after broke the engagement and married Ann Brookfield. They had two kids named David and Judith.
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William Golding wrote the award-winning book "Lord of the Flies" -
After writing the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding and his companion talked about Lovelock's hypothesis, and Golding had enough publishing success to resign as a teacher. Golding won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for another book soon after
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William Golding had a crisis with alcoholism. When he published The Spire, it got bad reviews in a BBC podcast things only went downhill. When he published another book, he got writer's block soon and he couldn't function without drinking alcohol. He recovered six years before he died
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William Golding died due to heart failure when he was 81 years old, and his body was buried.