William Golding By ManSpider Sep 19, 1911 William Golding's Birth 1935 William Golding started teaching. Sep 30, 1939 William Golding got married 1940 William Golding joined the Royal navy. 1940 They had two children one on Sep 1940, and the other one on July 1945 1945 He returned to teaching 1954 He published lord of the flies 1980 Won the Booker prize for Rites of Passage 1983 He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. Jun 19, 1993 William Golding died