William Golding

Birth of William Golding

Sep 19, 1911

Willaim Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

First Novel

Sep 19, 1923

When William was just 12 years old, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to write a novel.

Started going to College

Jan 4, 1930

William Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 at which he spent 2 years studying science. I his third year he switched to a literature programm pursuing his dreams to become a poet.

First Published Work

Sep 19, 1934

William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems.

Start as Teacher

Sep 19, 1935

Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.

Marriage

Sep 30, 1939

William Golding and Ann Brookfield got married

Joins the Royal Navy

Jan 1, 1940

Golding temporarily abandoned the profession of teaching to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II.

William Goldnig's first child was born

Jun 5, 1940

William Golding's first child David Golding was born.

Back to being a Teacher

Jan 1, 1945

In 1945, after World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing.

William Golding's second child was born.

Jun 5, 1945

William Golding's second child, Judith Golding, was born.

Lord of the Flies

Jun 20, 1954

In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies.

Retired from Teaching

Aug 11, 1962

In 1962, William Golding stopped teaching and retired from his job at the school he previously teached at.

William Golding won a Nobel Prize

Dec 7, 1983

Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature

William Golding was Knighted

Mar 12, 1988

In 1988 he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

Lord of the Flies Film

Mar 16, 1990

In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.

Death

Jun 19, 1993

William Golding died of a Heart Attack