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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.