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On September 19, 1911, William Golding was born at Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, England.
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Right before graduating, Golding published his first book of poetry entitled "Poems".
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Started his teaching career as a English and philosopher teacher in Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury.
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Golding got married to Ann Brookfield in which had two children together, David and Judith Golding.
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After teaching for five years, Golding temporally left his teaching career to join the Royal Navy for WWII.
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After the war, Golding left the Navy and continued his teaching career at the same school in Salisbury.
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After the Navy, Golding wrote and published his first novel "Lord of the Flies".
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William Golding, after many years of teaching, finially retired from his teaching job.
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Peter Brook went to Golding and got approval to create a movie on his novel, "Lord of the Flies".
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Golding's novel, "Rites of Passage", won the Booker McConnell Prize of 1980.
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Golding, in 1983, was awarded with the Nobel Prize of Literature.
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Golding was knighted Sir William Golding by England's Queen Elizabeth II.
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A new updated version of "The Lord of the Flies" movie was released.
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Golding perished of a heart attack in Pennanarworthal, Cornwall, England. His completed manuscript "The Double Tongue" was published shortly after.
