William Golding By 29ianreynolds 1911 Birth September 19, 1911, Newquay, United Kingdom 1911 He was born September 19 1930 Attended Brasenose College 1935 Publishing a book of poems 1935 Started teaching in Salisbury 1940 Joined the royal navy He joined and served for 6 years 1940 Joined the Royal Navy 1945 Went back to teaching 1954 Got "Lord of the Flies" published 1964 Film adaptation of "Lord of the Flies" was made 1983 Won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1983 Nobel prize for literature 1988 Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 1993 Death