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Golding's Birthday
William Golding was born on September 19,1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. -
William's first published work
In 1934, a year before he graduated, William published his first work, a book of poetry aptly entitled Poems. -
Oxford
In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
Career and later years
Golding worked as a writer, actor, and a producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, he also payed his bills with a job as a social worker. -
Teaching
In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
Newly Weds
Golding gets married to Ann Brookfield in 1939 and had two children named David and Judith. -
Off to war
Although passionate about teaching from day one, in 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War ll. -
After the War
In 1945, after World War ll had ended, Golding went back to teaching and writing. -
Golding's first acclaimed novel
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. -
Nobel Prize
At the age of 73, Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature. -
Queen Elizabeth
In 1988, Golding was knighted by England's Queen Elizabeth ll. -
Death of Golding
In June of 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.