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Birth of William
William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mom Mildred Golding worked to get women a right to vote and his dad Alex Golding was a teacher. -
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Attended Brasanoe College
William Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930. He studied science but after hearing his dad's disagreeance he switched to the literature program. -
Started his teaching career in Salisbury.
William Golding started teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. He loved every second of his job believing he can help people. -
Joins the navy
William joined the Royal Navy to fight in World War II. He spent six years fighting in the war. He gained to the rank of Lieutenant in those years. -
Goes back to teaching in Bishop Wordwhorth
Golding after the cold war came back to his precious school and passion. -
Gets Lord of the Flies published
After 21 rejections, Golding got his first and most critically acclaimed book, "Lord of the Flies" published. The book was full of symbolism and is still taught in classrooms around the world today. -
Lord of the Flys gets a film adaptation
The first film adaptation of Lord of the Flies is made by a film producer named Peter Brook. This happened a year after Golding had retired from teaching. -
Won the Literature Nobel prize
at the age of 73, Golding won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature. -
Gets knighted by Queen Elizabeth the II
In the summer of 1988, William Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was the age of 78 when this happened. -
Death of a legend.
William Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. He died from congestive heart failure at the age of 81.