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Birth
William Golding in St. Columb Minor,Newquay,Cornwall,England -
Career
Began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordworth's School. -
first published novel
His first novel, Lord of The Flies was published after 21 rejections -
retirement
Golding retired from teaching and Peter Brooks begand making a film of Lord of the Flies. -
Award
At age 73, Goldin was awarded with Nobel Prize for Literature -
knighted
Knited by Queen Elizabeth ll in -
L.O.T.F.
A Lord of the Flies new film version was released, bring the book to a new generation of readers -
Death
died in Perranaworthal, Cornwall,England of an heart attack leaving his wife and sons, david and judith. after his death, his complete manuscript for The Double Tongue was published -
while teaching
Left teaching temporily to join Royal Navy
