Lord of the Flies- William Golding By caitlyn_r Sep 19, 1911 William Golding is born born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England May 4, 1934 Published book of poetry called Poems May 4, 1935 Started teaching English & Philosophy in Salisbury May 4, 1940 Temporarily left teaching to join Royal Navy May 4, 1945 After WW2 ended Golding went back to teaching and writing May 4, 1954 Published Lord of the Flies His first novel and it was rejected 21 times. May 4, 1963 Retired from teaching May 4, 1983 Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature May 4, 1990 Film version of Lord of the Flies was released Jun 19, 1993 William Golding passes away Died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England from a heart attack