William Golding Life By skornbeast Sep 19, 1911 Birth Date Period: Sep 19, 1911 to Jun 19, 1993 His Life Mar 16, 1935 Started Teaching English Mar 16, 1940 Left teaching to join the Royal Navy Mar 16, 1954 Published His First Novel The novel was The Lord of The Flies and was his biggest known novel. It was rejected 21 times before it was approved. Mar 16, 1963 Movie Time In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. Mar 16, 1983 Won the Nobel Peice Prize for Literature Jun 19, 1993 Death Date