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William Golding was born on September 19th, 1911 in Cornwall, England. His parents were Alec and Mildring Golding
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In 1930, William went to Brasenose college, Oxford to pursue reading natural sciences. But then after two years he transferred to English Literature.
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William Golding released a bunch of poems that he put together as a book. It was released in 1934.
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William Golding was married to Ann Brookfield on September 30, 1939.
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Golding's first child, David, was born in 1940.
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William joined the Royal Navy in 1940, during WWII, and participated in the invasion of Normandy during D-Day.
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Golding's second child, Judith, was born in 1945.
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On September 17th, 1954, William Golding's Lord of the Flies was published, becoming the most renowed novel at the time.
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After many year of teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Golding retired, thanks to his publishing success.
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Golding's "Lord of the Flies" was adapted into a movie.
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Golding won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, thanks to his novel "Darkness Visible."
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Golding's 1979 novel "Darkness Rising" was published in 1979 and would later earn Golding the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
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Golding won the Man Booker Prize in 1980 thanks to his novel "Rites of Passage."
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Golding published his novel "Rites of Passage" in 1980 and it would later win him the Man Booker Prize
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Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
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Golding is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as a knight bachelor.
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Golding's novel Lord of the Fly's second movie adaptation was released March 16th 1990.
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William Golding died on June 19th, 1993 due to a heart attack. He is buried in Wiltshire, England.
