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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
He began attending Brasenose College at Oxford to study science -
After two years studying science in Oxford, he switched to the literature program. -
A year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. -
Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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After five years, he graduated from Oxford. -
William got married with Ann Brookfield. -
Ann and William had their first child and they named him David. -
During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes.
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After World War II had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Ann and William had their second child and they named her Judith. -
After 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. -
He published his novel "The Inheritors". -
He becomed a member in the Royal Society of Literature. -
He published his novel "Pincher Martin". -
Golding turned the story "The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels" into a comedic play titled The Brass Butterfly, which was first performed in London -
He published his novel "Free Fall". -
He decided to leave Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. -
After years of teaching, William decided to retired. -
Peter Brook made a film adaptation of "The Lord of the Flies". -
He published his novel "The Spire". -
William got an honorary designation as Commander of the British Empire -
He published his novel "The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces". -
He published his novel "The Pyramid". -
He published "The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels". -
He published his novel "Rites of Passage". -
He published his novel "Darkness Visible". -
William's novel "Rites of Passage" won the Booker Prize. -
He published his novel "A Moving Target". -
Two decades after writing "Lord of the Flies" he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
He published his novel "The Paper Man". -
He published his Egyptian Journal. -
He published his novel "Close Quarters". -
William was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
He published his novel "Fire Down Below". -
A new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released directed by Harry Hook. -
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.