William Golding

  • Birth

    Birth
    September 19, 1911
  • Birth

    Birth
    September 19, 1911
  • Birth

    Birth
    September 19, 1911
  • Birth

    Birth
    William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England
  • College

    College
    Willaim Golding studied science and got a master's at Brasenose College.
  • Started teaching in Salisbury

    Started teaching in Salisbury
    William Golding started teaching English and Philosphy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury
  • First child

    First child
    Willaim Golding had his first child, David Golding, with Ann Brookfield.
  • Joined the war

    Joined the war
    Willaim Golding spent 6 years in the World War ll, he joined the Royal Navy
  • Royal Navy

    Royal Navy
    Willaim Golding joined the Navy after 5 years of teaching, he fought in World War ll for 6 years.
  • Went back to teaching

    Went back to teaching
    After serving in WWll he decided to come back to teaching.
  • "Lord of the Flies" Published

    "Lord of the Flies" Published
    After 21 rejections, Golding got his first and most critically acclaimed book, "Lord of the Flies" published
  • Lord of the Flies Published

    Lord of the Flies Published
    September 17, 1954.
  • Booker Prize

    Booker Prize
    William Golding won his first award in 1980. The book Spire and Rites of Passage won it in 1980.
  • Booker Prize Award

    Booker Prize Award
    Willaim Golding won the "Booker Prize" award in 1980, for his novel Rites Of Passage.
  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    Willaim Golding won his second and last prize at the age of 73. He won a Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Death

    Death
    June 19, 1993.
  • Death

    Death
    June 19, 1993
  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died on June 19, 1993, due to heart failure.
  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. His cause of death was congestive heart failure at the age of 81.