William Golding By hunnerclay1 Sep 19, 1911 Born 1934 Published a poetry book called " Poems" 1935 Starting teaching English and philosophy 1939 Got married 1940 Joined Royal Navy 1954 Published Lord Of The Flies 1963 Retired from teaching 1963 Made a film adaption of the critically acclaimed novel 1983 Won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1988 Knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth Jun 19, 1993 Died