William Golding By y-ot-158 Sep 19, 1911 Birth September 19, 1911, Newquay England. Jan 1, 1930 He attended collage. He went to Brasenose College. Jan 1, 1935 Started teaching in Salisbury Jan 1, 1940 Joined the Royal Navy Sep 4, 1945 went back to teaching Sep 17, 1954 Got Lord of the Flies Jan 1, 1963 film adaptation of lord of the flies Jan 1, 1983 won the nobel prize for liteature Jan 1, 1988 Got knighted by queen elizabeth the 2nd Jun 19, 1993 Death On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.