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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He was born in the town of Newquay, United Kingdom. William's birth parents were Alec and Mildred Golding. -
William went to Marlborough Grammar School in Wiltshire from 1921 - 1930. For college, Golding attended Brasenose College, in Oxford. -
William grew up receiving education at the school his father ran. His mother, Mildred, fought for Women's right to vote. Golding's father, Alex, worked as a schoolmaster. William attempted to write his first novel in 1923, but it was unsuccessful. -
Golding got engaged to Molly Evans sometime in the 1930's. They called off the engagement eventually. Later in 1938, he married a woman named Anne Brookfield. They had 2 kids, his son in 1940, David, and his daughter in 1945, Judith. -
Golding started teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury in 1935. -
In 1940, William Golding temporarily left teaching to join the Royal Navy. -
Lord of the Flies was published on September 17 of 1954, after being rejected 20 different times by publishers. -
William has written many different pieces of work, including Free Fall, The Spire, The Pyramid, and many more. -
William was presented with the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. -
On June 19, 1993, William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.