when was william golding born
William Golding - Facts. William Golding. Born: 19 September 1911, St. Columb Minor, United Kingdom. Died: 19 June 1993, Perranarworthal, United Kingdom. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom. Prize motivation: for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today.