William

William Golding

By ashley_resendi

  • Birth

    Birth
    William Goldind was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. to Mildred and Alex, An active suffragette and a school master. As a child, William attended the school where his father taught, Brasenose College at Oxford University.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    William married Ann Brookfield and had two children, David and Judith. That same year, he began teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury.

  • World War II ended

    World War II ended
    Golding served in the Royal Navy For 5 years. He then started an interest in sailing and the sea. Once the war ended, he returned to teaching and writing. Serving in the Navy revealed the cruel world to Golding and showed him what evil things humankind does.

  • Lord of the Flies

    Lord of the Flies
    Being rejected 21 times did not stop William from publishing his first and most popular niovel, Lord of The Flies.

  • Lord of The Flies FIlm

    Lord of The Flies FIlm
    Peter Brook created a film for Lord of the Flies. This was one year after Wiliam had already retire.

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    Golding won a Nobel Prize for his talent in writing. His realistic and creative writing intrigued the readers.

  • Death

    Death
    William Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After pasing away at 81 years old, his manuscript The Double Tongue was completed and published.