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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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The book was a book of poetry entitled "Poems" and this was the start of it all.
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He graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University
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In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.
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During World War II, he fought battleships at the sinking of the Bismarck, and also fended off submarines and planes.
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The war ends 5 years later and he goes back to teaching and writing
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Golding finally publishes his 1st book. Took him 21 tries, but he gets it published and it was the well known "Lord of the Flies"
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After many years of teaching, Golding retires turning 51
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The year right after he retires, Golding gets a film adaptation for his highly acclaim novel, "Lord of the Flies"
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At the age of 73, Golding was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1990 a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers.
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On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, dying at age 81.
