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William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911
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Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, studying something that opposed his fathers viewpoints on life.
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In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education, after switching his major in his third year from science to english and literacy.
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In 1935, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. The boys he taught here would later serve as part of the inspiration for his book Lord of the Flies.
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In 1940, William Golding stopped teaching, so that he could join the Royal Navy during World War II.
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Once World War II ended in 1945 Golding went back to teaching English and writing.
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In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding finally publish his novel known as the Lord of the Flies.
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In 1962 William Golding retired from teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School.
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In 1963 a film adaptation of Golding's novel the Lord of the Flies was made by Peter Brook.
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At the age of 73, William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983
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In 1988, William Golding was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
