William Golding By 015705094 Sep 19, 1911 William Golding Was Born in Cornwall England Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993 William Golding Jan 1, 1930 Golding attened Brasenose College at Oxford Jan 1, 1934 Golding published his first work Jan 1, 1935 Golding graguated from Oxford with a bachelor of arts in English Jan 1, 1939 Golding started teaching English and Philosophy Jan 1, 1940 Golding quit teaching to join the Royal Navy and fight in world war II Jan 1, 1945 World war II ending and Golding went back to teaching and writing Jan 1, 1954 Golding published his first novel "Lord of The Flies" Jan 1, 1961 Golding left Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. Jan 1, 1963 A year after Golding retired from teaching Jan 1, 1983 Golding was awarded the 1983 Noble Prize for Literature. Jan 1, 1988 Golding was knighted by England's Oueen Elizabeth II Jan 1, 1990 A film version of Lord of the Flies was released. Jun 19, 1993 William Golding Died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England