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Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother Mildred was a supporter of British women's suffrage.His father, Alec, was a school teacher.
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Golding graduated from Oxford Universtiy with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. For his first two years he studied science then on his third year he switched to English literature.
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Golding started teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. Teaching young boys gave inspiration for Lord of the Flies.
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He left his teaching job to fight in World War II in the Royal Navy. After 5 years he returned to teaching.
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in 1954 Goldin published his first novel Lord of the Flies. It is about a group of teenage boys stranded on an island from a plane crash.
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Golding retired from teaching. He continued to write.
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William Golding wrote another successful novel, The Spire addresses issues of faith.
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Golding won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was knighted for his literature.
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William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He was living with his wife Ann Brookfield.
