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Born
William was born in Cornwall, England. Born to parents Mildred and Alec. -
College
Started college at Oxford. He spent two years studying science out of spite of his father. -
Teaching
In 1935 he took a position as a school teacher following in his father's footsteps. This job inspired the book lord of the Flies. -
Married
Golding got married to his wife and they moved to Falmouth and later had two kids. He continued to write even after his children. -
War
When Golding abandoned his profession he went to go fight on the battleships in world war two. He lived for the better part of six years on a boat. -
Back again
In 1945 after the was golding went back to teaching and writing. He gained mutch inspiration for his fiction books from WW2. -
Fist novel published
In 1954 after 21 rejections golding published Lord Of The Flies. The novel tells the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. -
Nobel prize
At the age of seventy three golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Two decades after he retired. -
Film
In 1990 a new film version of Lord of The Flies was released. It brought the book new attention from a new audience. -
Death
On June 19 1993 golding died of a heart attack. After he died his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published posthumously.