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William Golding

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  • Birth

    Birth

    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb, Cornwall, England.
  • Began teaching

    Began teaching

    After graduating Oxford University, he followed his father's footsteps and took a teaching position at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury, teaching English and Philosophy. This experience of teaching chaotic boys inspired "The Lord of the Flies"
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Golding was engaged to Molly Evans, a woman from Marlborough, who was well liked by both of his parents. However, he broke off the engagement and married Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist.
  • Joined royal navy

    Joined royal navy

    Golding temporarily abandoned teaching to join the Royal Navy. He fought in World War ll .
  • First child

    First child

    William Golding's first child, David was born.
  • Second child

    Second child

    William Golding's second child, Judith was born.

  • First novel

    After 21 rejections, Golding's first published novel was Lord of the Flies. A story of a group of schoolboys isolated on a coral island who revert to savagery.
  • Awarded Nobel prize for literature

    Awarded Nobel prize for literature

    At the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.
  • Film

    Film

    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.
  • Death

    Death

    William Golding died on June 19, 1993 from a heart attack in Cornwall, England. After Golding died, his completed manuscript for the Double Tongue was published. While Golding was mainly a novelist, his body of work also includes poetry, plays, essays and short stories.