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Birth
Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His parents were Mildred (a suffragette for women´s rights) and Alex (a schoolmaster). (bio.com) Photo: http://www.poetrychangeslives.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/William-Golding.jpg -
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College
Golding went to Brasenose College at Oxford. He studied science for two years, and switched to literature after that. A volume of his poems was even published in Macmillan´s Contemporary Poets series. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education. (cliffnotes.com) -
Published Poems
A year before he graduated college he published his book Poems, which, truth be told, was a book of poems. (bio.com) Photo: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiQq5zi47vRAhVpi1QKHd66BO4QjBwIBA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.fantasticfiction.com%2Fimages%2Fc3%2Fc19651.jpg&bvm=bv.144210762,d.cGw&psig=AFQjCNG15MkrQ8ppHDm-ME6J9O1KQIM8iA&ust=1484282078450430&cad=rjt -
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Professions
He had a few jobs in this time period- acting, writing, and producing in London. (cliffnotes.com) -
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Teaching
He taught English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth´s School in Salisbury. He only left his job to be in the Royal Navy for five years. (cliffsnotes.com) -
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Royal Navy
Golding fought in World War II in the Navy. His time on the sea made him love sailing. (bio.com) -
Published Lord of the Flies
Fun fact: it was rejected 21 times. (bio.com) Photo: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61JPcCSRAXL.jpg -
The Inheritors
A novel about how the violent Homo sapians defeat the Neanderthals. It was Golding´s favorite. Photo: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51QTF3MJ0AL._SX303_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg -
Pincher Martin
Golding wrote this book about survival after crisis as well. (cliffsnotes.com) Photo: https://theasylum.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/pincher-martin.jpg -
Free Fall
Free Fall was published. (cliffsnotes) Photo: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2119/2439059796_b9b964d99e_b.jpg -
First Lord of the Flies Film
Peter Brook made the film Lord of the Flies (bio.com). Photo: https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/stills/132140-f05cc963bedad5bd7d483d97a847199d/Film_43w_LordOfFlies_original.jpg -
The Spire
The Spire was published (cliffsnotes.com). Photo: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2559/3737809751_6f519dfe42_z.jpg?zz=1 -
The Pyramid
The Pyramid was published (cliffsnotes.com). Photo: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51cEwiW1ilL._SX324_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg -
The Scorpion God: Three Short Novels
One of these novels had been originally published in 1956, and a play was performed from it in 1958 (called the Brass Butterfly). (cliffsnotes.com) Photo: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/511SHCKK0JL._SX305_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg -
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible was published (cliffsnotes.com). Photo: http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316729604l/159096.jpg -
Nobel Prize
Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (bio.com) Photo: https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6083/6129385855_e13048fbe5_b.jpg -
The Paper Men
The Paper Men was published (cliffsnotes.com). Photo: https://img2.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1515-1/%7B115760EE-07C1-4A6F-9897-07DCCBE657C2%7DImg100.jpg -
Second Lord of the Flies Film
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Death
Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall (bio.com). Photo: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/find-a-grave-prod/photos/2012/239/46191278_134608922116.jpg
