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William Golding was born on September 19th 1911 in Newquay, United Kingdom.
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William graduated from he University of Oxford in 1935. There he studied English literature.
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Joined the Royal Navy and took part in the sinking of a German battle ship.
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William Golding, after 21 rejections published his novel Lord of the Flies in 1954
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Lord of the Flies was released as a movie.
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William Golding won a Nobel Prize for literature at the age of 73
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On June 19, 1993 William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.