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September 19, 1911 -
September 19, 1911
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September 19, 1911
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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
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Willaim Golding studied science and got a master's at Brasenose College. -
William Golding started teaching English and Philosphy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury -
Willaim Golding had his first child, David Golding, with Ann Brookfield. -
Willaim Golding spent 6 years in the World War ll, he joined the Royal Navy -
Willaim Golding joined the Navy after 5 years of teaching, he fought in World War ll for 6 years.
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After serving in WWll he decided to come back to teaching. -
After 21 rejections, Golding got his first and most critically acclaimed book, "Lord of the Flies" published -
September 17, 1954.
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William Golding won his first award in 1980. The book Spire and Rites of Passage won it in 1980. -
Willaim Golding won the "Booker Prize" award in 1980, for his novel Rites Of Passage. -
Willaim Golding won his second and last prize at the age of 73. He won a Nobel Prize in Literature -
June 19, 1993. -
June 19, 1993
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William Golding died on June 19, 1993, due to heart failure.
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William Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. His cause of death was congestive heart failure at the age of 81.