William Golding

By corren

  • birth

    Golding was born on September 19 of 1911. He was born in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

  • set of poems are published

    His first set of poems were published. This was shortly after he graduated.

  • Married Ann Brookfield

    He wedded Ann Brookfield in 1939. They had two children, David and Judith.

  • Lord of the Flies is published

    He published Lord of the Flies in1954. It was one of his most popular books.

  • Lord of the Flies movie is released

    After the book was released, they were able to make it into a movie. This was one of his first books to be made in a movie.

  • Awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature

    In 1983 he was given a Nobel Prize. It was for his many books published

  • Became a Knight

    He was awarded Knight Hood in 1988. This was done by Elizabeth the second

  • death of william golding

    Golding died in 1993. He was a very successful man who loved his wife.