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William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in September 19, 1911.
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He attended Brasenose college at oxford in 1930, and spent 2 years studying science, in his 3rd year he switched to literature program, his dream was writing poetry.
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Golding worked as a writer, actor, and produced in a small theater in a unfashionable part in London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. He began teaching English and Philosophy, in Salisbury at bishop Wordsworth School.
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He married Anne Brookfield, and had 2 children.
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He spent 5 years in the navy from 1940-1945, he made an enormous impact, he wrote about his wartime experiences.
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He got rejected by 21 publishers , He published his first and most acclaimed novel "lord of the flies"
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In June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
