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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Newquay, United Kingdom to his mother Mildred Golding, and father Alec Golding -
When William was 12 he attended the school that his father ran called Marlborough Grammar School, during his young ages William was very bratty and troublesome it is even said that he enjoyed hurting people. -
William went to college at Brasenose at Oxford and studied science against his father's beliefs and then later switched to literature.
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William Golding later in his life married Ann Brookfield, and they lived together in their quaint house in Falmouth, Cornwall -
Willaim Golding joined the the Royal Navy in 1940, during World War 2. He served on a destroyer which was involved in the sinking of the german battleship bismark. He later left the navy in 1945. -
William Golding had two children: David and Judith Golding -
After 21 rejections, William Golding's first big book, Lord of the Flies, was released. It included lots of symbolism still used today. -
William Golding then won the Nobel Prize for literature, with the help of his book "The Lord of the Flies" -
William Goulding was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was 78 at the time -
William Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. The cause of death was heart failure at the age of 81