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William Golding was born on September 19,1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was born to Mildred and Alex Golding.
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At age 12 Golding attempted to write his very first novel. He was unsucessful. He became frustrated with not being able to write a novel and began bullying his peers.
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Golding goes off to study at Brasenose College at Oxford University. His father had hoped that William would become a scientist but William decided to study literature instead.
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William Golding published a volume of poems in 1935. Shortly before this be decided he didn't want to be scientist.
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In 1935 William Golding started teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Teaching the young boys served as an inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies.
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In 1940 Golding temporarily stopped teaching. He decided to join the Royal Navy. Golding fought in World War II.
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After World War II ended Golding started teaching and writing again. Fighting in the war gave Golding inspiration for his novel,
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In 1962 Godling reitred from teaching. Shotly after he retired the first version of the movie Lord of the Flies came out.
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William Golding wins the Nobel Prize for Literature at age 73. This was 2 decades after he retired from teaching.
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In 1988 Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Golding was very please to have been knighted.
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In 1990 a new version of the movie Lord of the Flies comes out. The first version came out in 1963.
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On June 19,1993 William Golding died of a heart attack. After Golding passed his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published.
