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Born
William Golding was born on September 19th 1911 in Newquay, United Kingdom. -
School
William graduated from he University of Oxford in 1935. There he studied English literature. -
Navy
Joined the Royal Navy and took part in the sinking of a German battle ship. -
Lord of the flies
William Golding, after 21 rejections published his novel Lord of the Flies in 1954 -
Lord of the flies
Lord of the Flies was released as a movie. -
Nobel Prize
William Golding won a Nobel Prize for literature at the age of 73 -
Death
On June 19, 1993 William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.