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William Golding's Birth
William Golding was born to parents Alec and Mildred Golding on the 19th of September 1911. He was born in Newquay Egland. -
William goes to college
In 1930, Golding went to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he read Natural Sciences for two years before transferring to English for his final two years. -
William stared teaching in Salisbury, England
He taught English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. -
William gets married
He got married Ann Brookfield after he broke his engagement to Molly Evens -
William Joined the British Royal Navy
After five years of teaching, Golding joined the Royal Navy to fight in World War II. He spent a staggering 6 years in the war and did his fair share of fighting. Eventually, he even ranked up to Lieutenant status. -
William went back to teaching
After William bravely served throughout World War II, he went back to his profession of teaching. -
William got "Lord of the Flies" Published
After 21 rejections, William got his most famous novel published by Faber and Faber. Golding's experiences working with unruly boys as a teacher and his time as a combatant in WWII inspired Lord of the Flies. -
"Lord of the Flies" go a movie
Film producer Peter Brook made the first film adaptation of William's book "Lord of the Flies". -
William wins the Booker prize
William won the Booker Prize because of his book "Rites of Passage". -
William gets a Nobel Prize
The 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the British author William Golding "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in today's world". -
He was knighted by the queen of England
In 1988 he was knighted by the queen of England for winning a Nobel Prize. -
William dies
On June 19th, 1993 the famous author William Golding died of heart failure.