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Birth
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Cornwall, England. -
Attending Oxford
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford studying science for his father.Then in year 3, he switched to the literature program. -
Graduating college
Golding graduated from college in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. -
Career after college
Golding worked as a writer, actor and producer of a small theater in England -
Began a new career as a teacher
He left his job in the theater in 1939 and began his new career as a teacher for English and philosophy. In the same year he married, Ann Brookefield, whom he had two kids with -
World War 2
Golding spent 5 years of his life (1940-1945) in the navy, where he was exposed to cruelty and dangerous situations. After the war ended he went back to his job as a teacher and a writer -
Publishing of the Lord of the Flies
William Golding finally published his book The Lord of the Flies after 21 rejections -
Becoming a full time writer
He remained in the same teaching position until 1961, until he left to write full time -
Book to Movie
Golding retired from teaching in 1962. A year later a man names Peter Brook adapted his novel, The Lord of the Flies, into a film. -
Nobel Prize
In 1983, William Golding was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature -
Death of William Golding
William Golding died on June 19,1993 of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
