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William Golding was born
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
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William Golding Timeline
This is a timeline of events in William Golding's life. He has accomplished many things in his life and this timeline is a good representation of his life. -
Graduated from Oxford
He graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Arts. He was a producer, actor, and writer after he graduated from 1935-1939. A year earlier in 1934 his first literary work was published. -
Became a Philosopher
In 1939 Golding became a philosopher that taught English. Later in the year he married Anne Brookfield and had two children. -
Joined the Royal Navy
From 1940-1945 William Golding was in the Royal Navy and discovered what people really were. In WWII he fought against planes and submarines, he also became a Lieutenant and after the war he went back to teaching. -
Lord of the Flies was published
In 1954 after 21 rejections from publishers William Golding's Lord of the Flies was published. Golding's work was about man's internal struggle against man and society -
William Golding retired
William Golding retired from teaching in 1963 and a year later the rights to his movie was adapted and made. The movie was made by Peter Brook. -
Won the Nobel Prize
In 1983 William Golding won the Nobel Prize for literature for his book Lord of the Flies. At the age of 77 and then five years later he was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
William Golding died
On June 19,1993 William Golding died of a heart attack. His legacy lives on as his books have been published and his wife and children survive.
