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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911
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At just 12 years old he attempted to write a novel, he was unsuccessfully. -
he went to Brasenose college and marlborough royal free gramar free school. -
william was an author, playwright, teacher, screenwriter, poet and novelist. -
Golding was engaged to Molly Evans, a woman from Marlborough, who was well liked by both of his parents. However, he broke off the engagement and married Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist, on 30 September 1939. -
During World War II, Golding joined the Royal Navy in 1940. He served on a destroyer which was briefly involved in the pursuit and sinking of the German battleship Bismarck. -
he wrote it in1954 Golding's experiences working with unruly boys as a teacher and his time as a combatant in WWII, inspired Lord of the Flies -
joseph golding was born in 1975 and he is a basketball coach -
In 1985, Golding and his wife moved to a house called Tullimaar in Perranarworthal, near Truro, Cornwall. He died of heart failure eight years later on 19 June 1993.