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  Born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor Cornwall, England
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  He started teaching English and philosophy in 1935.
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  William Golding temporarly left teaching to join the Royal Army.
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  After the war William Golding started teaching again.
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  William Golding wrote his first book called Lord of the Flies. It was published in 1954.
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  Got Nobel Prize for his book "Lord of the Flies"
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  William Golding died in Perranarworthal Cornwall, England.