William Golding's Life

By William Mecca

  • Birth

    William Golding is born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Clumb Minor, Cornwall England.

  • Poems

    William Golding publishes his first book, Poems. It was a collection of poems and many criticts ignored it,

  • Teaching

    William Golding took a position teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordworth's School in Salisbury. His experiences here and in WWII helped him create Lord of the Flies.

  • Marriage

    On September 30, 1939, William Golding married Ann Brookfield.
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    Fought in WWII

    William Golding dropped his job in teaching for the Royal Navy ad fought in WWII. He fought of battleships and sunk Bismarck, fended off submarines and airplanes, and even shot missles during D-Day. He became a Lieutenant,

  • Lof of the Flies Published

    After many rejections, Lord of the Flies was finally published under the conditions some parts were changed.

  • Movie

    The old movie version of Lord of the Flies was released by Peter Brook.

  • Nobel Prize

    Two decades after the film adaptation was released for Lord of the Flies, Golding recieved the Nobel Prize for Literature.

  • Knighted

    Sometime in the summer of 1988, William Golding was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Death (Not done)

    William Golding died due to a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.