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William Golding was born on Septemeber 19,1911. He was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
In 1934, A year before William Golding graduated, he published his first book. It was a book of poetry aptly entitled poems, this collection was largely overlooked by critics. -
In 1935, William Golding began teaching Philosophy and English. Later he took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. This experience later served him as an inspiration. -
In 1939, William Golding gets married to Ann BrookeFiled. They had 2 children, David and Judith. -
In 1940, William Golding left teaching to join the Royal Navy. He was a Lieutenant. William Golding served in the Royal Navy for 5 years. In the Royal Navy, he fought during World War ll. -
In 1945 When World War ll ended, William Golding decided to go back to teaching and writing. -
In 1954, William Golding published his first book, The Lord Of The Flies. This was finally after 21 rejections. -
In 1963, the year after Golding retired from teaching, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel. -
William Golding was a British Novelist who wrote ¨Lord Of The Flies.¨ He later received a Noble Prize in 1983. William Golding was 73 years old at the time. -
In 1990, a new film version of the Lord of the Flies was released, bringing the book to the attention of a new generation of readers. -
On June 19, 1983, William Golding passed away in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. The cause of the death was a heart attack. William Golding was 81 years old when he passed away. -
In 1998, William Golding is knitted by England´s Queen Elizabeth ll.