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Willaim Golding's dad was a schoolmaster with a strong faith in science; his mother supported the British suffrage. They got married in 1906 -
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He was raised in Newquay Cornwall England. -
William Golding was known for being a bully during his childhood. He would describe his childhood self as a brat. -
In 1930 William Golding went to Brasenose College where he read natural science and then after two years, he moved onto English for his final two. -
In 1935 William Golding taught English and philosophy in Salisbury, he left teaching in 1940 and decided to join the Royal Navy. -
William Golding was engaged to Molly Evans but broke off the engagement and decided to marry Ann Brookfield on September 30, 1939. -
William Golding had 2 children Judy and David. Judy was born in July 1945 and David was born September 1940. -
William Golding made the book The Lord Of The Flies in 1954, which was the debut novel of the British author. He decided to write this book because he thought of experiences with unruly boys in his years of teaching. -
William Golding loved to listen to music, sailing, and archeology. He also retired from teaching in 1962 which he had done from 1940. -
In 1983 William Golding won the Noble Prize for Literature and the Booker Prize in 1980. -
William Golding died on June 19 1993 due to congestive heart failure.