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He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother fought for women's rights to vote.
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It was a book of poetry which he named "Poems". It was largely overlooked by critics.
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He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education.
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He was an actor, a writer, and a producer. He then started teaching English and Philosophy.
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He had two children with her. There names were David and Judith.
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He spent the next six years on a boat. He fought battleships at the sinking of Bismarck.
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It had been rejected by 21 publishers before it was published. The novel told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck.
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In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers. Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel in 1963.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After Golding passed away, his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published.
