William golding

William Golding

By Jaelynn Nash

  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born in Newquay, United Kingdom at his grandparent's house. His parents are Mildred and Alec Golding. He had one older brother named Joseph Golding.

  • Childhood

    Childhood
    William had a frustrating childhood which led him to bully his peers.

  • Education

    Education
    Willam Golding was educated at Marlborough Grammar School. Golding went to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1935. He did natural science for his first 2 years and English literature for his final 2 years.

  • Career

    Career
    Golding became a teacher he spent two years teaching at a Steiner school in Streatham, South London.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    When William Golding and Ann Brookfield met they were both engaged to different people. After only 5 months of meeting, they got married.

  • Military

    Military
    Golding left teaching to join the Royal Navy in 1940. Golding participated in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, commanding a landing craft that fired salvoes of rockets onto the beaches.

  • First Child

    First Child
    On September 1st 1940 Williams first son David Golding was born

  • Second child

    Second child
    On July 1st Ann and William's second child, Judith Golding was born

  • Lord of the flies published

    Lord of the flies published
    William Golding released Lord of the Flies. It took him 6 years to write.

  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died of heart failure in his home in Tullimaar, Perranarworthal, United Kingdom.