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William Golding was born September 19th, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
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In 1934, William Golding released his first work. It was a poetry book called "Poems" which was largely overlooked by critics.
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From 1935 to 1939 William Golding worked as a writer, actor, and a producer with a small theater in London. He paid his bills as a social worker. He found that his strongest literary influence was theater.
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From 1939 to 1961 William Golding taught English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. He left Bishop Wordworth's School to write full time in 1961. (With the exception that he left for 5 years for the Royal Navy).
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He gave up on his passion for teaching to fight in World War II for five years. He joined the Royal Navy. After World War II ended, he went back to teaching and writing.
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After getting 21 rejections, William Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel "Lord of the Flies".
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In 1960, William Golding's mother died.
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In 1963, Peter Brook made a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel, "Lord of the Flies".
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In 1983, William Golding was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature.
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In 1988, William Golding was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth II.
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On June 19th, 1993, William Golding died of a heart attack in Perrannarwothal, Cornwall.
