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Birth
Born on September 11, 1911, in Cornwall, England. -
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Teaching career
Started teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. -
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Royal Navy
Golding temporarily quit fro school and decided to serve the Royal Navy in World War II. Being there for 6 years, Golding saw the extremes a man can go to. This further inspired his crafting of Lord of the Flies. -
Publishing of 'Lord of the Flies'
'Lord of the Flies' was published finally after 21 rejections. This novel would go on to become his first and the most acclaimed novel of his. The novel would become a legacy with millions of its copies being sold and movies made upon it. -
Booker McConnell Prize
Golding won the Booker McConnell prize for another one of his famous works, "Rites of Passage." -
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983
Golding won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1983 for his best-known work, for the legacy of 'Lord of the Flies.' -
Died
Golding died of a heart attack in Parranarworthal, Cornwall. After his death, his manuscript, "The Double Tongue" was published posthumously.