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William Golding is born,
William Golding was born on September 19,1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was born to Mildred and Alex Golding. -
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William Golding
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Golding attempts to write his first novel.
At age 12 Golding attempted to write his very first novel. He was unsucessful. He became frustrated with not being able to write a novel and began bullying his peers. -
William goes off to college
Golding goes off to study at Brasenose College at Oxford University. His father had hoped that William would become a scientist but William decided to study literature instead. -
Published a volume of poems
William Golding published a volume of poems in 1935. Shortly before this be decided he didn't want to be scientist. -
Golding starts teaching.
In 1935 William Golding started teaching English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Teaching the young boys served as an inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies. -
Golding takes time off of teaching.
In 1940 Golding temporarily stopped teaching. He decided to join the Royal Navy. Golding fought in World War II. -
Golding returns to writing & teaching.
After World War II ended Golding started teaching and writing again. Fighting in the war gave Golding inspiration for his novel, -
Golding retires from teaching.
In 1962 Godling reitred from teaching. Shotly after he retired the first version of the movie Lord of the Flies came out. -
Golding wins Nobel Prize
William Golding wins the Nobel Prize for Literature at age 73. This was 2 decades after he retired from teaching. -
Golding is knighted.
In 1988 Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Golding was very please to have been knighted. -
Lord of the Flies movie.
In 1990 a new version of the movie Lord of the Flies comes out. The first version came out in 1963. -
Golding dies.
On June 19,1993 William Golding died of a heart attack. After Golding passed his completed manuscript for The Double Tongue was published.
