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William Golding was born in 1911 in Cornwall, England. His mother, Mildred, was an active suffragette who fought for women's right to vote. His father, Alex, worked as a schoolmaster.
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Golding went to college to study science and become a scientist, but after 2 years, he switched to study English
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His first published work was a poem he wrote.
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Golding later became a schoolmaster and taught philosophy and English, then just English from 1945 to 1961.
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Golding married Ann Brookfield, a chemist. And they later had two children , Judith and David
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Golding spent 5 years in the Royal Navy during World War 2. He fought on a destroyer.
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Golding quit teaching at Bishop Wordsworth School in 1961 to pursue a full time writing career
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Golding died in 1993 of heart failure. He is lived on by his novels and children.
