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William Golding was born September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury.
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Golding attended Brasenose college at Oxford in 1930. Spent 2 years studying science
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In 1935 He graduated from Oxford with a bachelor of Arts and English and a diploma is Education
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From 1935 to 1939 he worked as a winter actor and producer with a small theater
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Golding died on 19th June 1993, while at home in Cornwall. His final novel, The Double Tongue was left in draft at his death. It was published posthumously.