William Golding

Birth (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Sep 19, 1911

William Golding was born on Sep. 19, 1911. He was born in Saint Columb Minor.

William Golding's life

Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993

Teaching (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Apr 20, 1935

William Golding was very passionate about his career in teaching even though he abandoned the career later to join the Royal Navy. In 1935 Golding accepted a position as an English teacher at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.

Royal Navy (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Apr 20, 1940

William Golding was very passionate about his career in teaching. Suprisingly, in 1940 Golding abandodned his profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in WWII.

Lord of the Flies, Published (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Apr 20, 1954

After 21 rejections, Lord of the Flies was finally published.The book is now viewed as a classic and was Golding's most acclaimed novel.

Lord of the Flies Movie Adaptation (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Apr 20, 1963

In 1963, a year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brooke made a film adaptation of Lord of the Flies. Where a group of boys trapped on an island resort to savagery to survive.

Knighted (Lucas Wilkin, Enhlish 10)

Apr 20, 1988

William Golding drew a lot of attention after publishing Lord of the Flies. In 1988 Golding was Knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II. ( I know the man getting knighted isn't Golding.)

Death (Lucas Wilkin, English 10)

Jun 19, 1993

Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He was survived by his wife and their two children.