William Golding Birth, born on September 11, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

  • Golding Early Education

    Golding Early Education
    Golding attended Primary school at the school his father ran, this schools name was Marlborough Grammar School.
  • Golding's College Life

    Golding's College Life
    William Golding attended Brasenose College at Oxford University where he studied science for two years as his father wished but then started studying the literature program.
  • Goldings Poem

     Goldings Poem
    While still at Oxford, a volume of Golding's poems was published as part of Macmillan's Contemporary Poets series.
  • Graduation

    Graduation
    In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.
  • Career after College

    Career after College
    From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker.
  • Golding's Career

    Golding's Career
    In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.
  • His own family

    His own family
    He married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children.
  • Golding's time in the war

    Golding's time in the war
    He spent five years in the Royal Navy during World War II.
  • Golding's life as an author.

    Golding's life as an author.
    He remained in the teaching position until 1961 when he left Bishop Wordsworth's School to pursue writing full time.
  • Death

    Death
    Golding died in Cornwall in 1993.