William Golding By Madi.rank1 Sep 19, 1911 Williams birth Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993 Golding's Life 1923 Attempt at first novel at age 12 1934 Published first work 1935 Graduated from Brasenose College 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. 1939 married 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. 1940 First child 1945 Golding went back to teaching and writing. 1945 Second child 1954 after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. 1963 the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. 1980 Rites of Passage wins Booker McConnell Prize 1983 Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature 1988 he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released Jun 19, 1993 died of a heart attack