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William Goldberg's birth
William Goldberg was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
William works
From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. -
William marries
In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. That same year, he married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children. -
William starts teaching
In 1935 he started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. -
Wiliam joins navy
He temporarily left teaching in 1940 to join the Royal Navy. -
first published novel
In 1954 he published his first novel, Lord of the Flies. -
William leaves teaching
he remained in the teaching position until 1961 when he left Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. -
William wins nobel prize
In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
William dies
On June 19, 1993, he died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England.
