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Born
William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was raised in a 14-century house, next to a graveyard. Golding's mother, Mildrid a suffragette who fought for womans right to vote. -
Rough Draft
Golding was attending Marlborough Grammar School which his father was running; at the age of 12 he had atempted to write his first novel, unsucessfully. -
First work
A book of poetry Golding had published a year before graduating. The book was overlooked by critics, but did hit the market. -
Took a postition teaching
Teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. Teaching disorderly young boys served as inspiration for his upcoming book "Lord of the flies". -
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Started Teaching
He started teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury. He temporarily left teaching to join the Royal Navy -
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Golding worked in many arts in a theater in London
He was an actor, producer, and song writer. It was a local theater in the downtown streets of London, England. -
Went back to teaching
In 1945 after he returned from World War II, Golding went back to teaching, and writing. Using the war for as influence on his future writing novels. -
Lord of the flies published
"In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. The novel told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. Lord of the Flies explored the savage side of human nature as the boys, let loose from the constraints of society, brutally turned against one another in the face of an imagined enemy." -
Golding retired
After returning from the war for five years, Golding then took on writing fulltime. He retired from teaching in 1963. -
Nobel Prize
In 1983 Golding was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. At age 73 awarded the highest honor of literature. -
Golding was knighted by queen Elizabeth II
In june, of 1988 William Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Showing and creating amazing novels for the whole to read. -
"Lord of the Flies" Film made
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding published his first and most acclaimed novel, Lord of the Flies. The novel told the gripping story of a group of adolescent boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane wreck. Lord of the Flies explored the savage side of human nature as the boys, let loose from the constraints of society, brutally turned against one another in the face of an imagined enemy. -
Died
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. He was survived by his wife and their two children, David and Judith.
