William Golding By 29samanthabernstein Sep 19, 1911 William was born 1923 unsuccessfully tried to write his first novel when he was 12 Sep 30, 1939 Married Ann Brookfield 1940 Had his first child, David 1940 Joined Royal Navy 1945 William left the Navy 1945 Had His second child, Judith 1954 Wrote the Lord of the Flies Dec 10, 1983 won the Nobel Prize For literature May 19, 1993 William Golding Died