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William Golding was born
In Saint Columb Minor Cornwall, England. He was born to Mildred and Alex Golding. Mildred was an active suffragette who fought for womens right to vote. His father was a schoolmaster. -
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Golding's life and legacy
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William Follows his fathers footsteps
In 1935 Willima decided to take on teaching an English and Philosophy class at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury -
Royal Navy
He had been very passionete about teaching but in 1940 Golding went to the royal navy to sail the seas. During WW II he fought in a battleship, he learned a lot form those years -
Going back to teaching
After the end of WWII in 1945 Golding went back to his job theaching English -
Lord of the Flies
in 1954 after 21 rejections Golding had finnaly published his first and most acclaimed novel Lord of the Flies -
The movie adaptation
One year after Golding retired from teaching Peter Brook made a movie adaptation of the crittically acclaimed novel -
Nobel Prize
At the age of 73 Golding was awared the Nobel Prize for liturature -
Knighthood
In 1988 Golding was knightted by Englands Queen Elizabeth II. -
William Goldings Last years of life
Golding spent his last years of his life living quietly with his wife Ann Brookefield and then on June 19th 1993 William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall
