William Golding

By JacobSutherland

  • William Golding was born

    William Golding was born
    William Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911.

  • College

    College
    William Golding began college at Oxford in 1930

  • Graduation

    In 1935 William Golding graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education

  • Writer, Actor, and Producer

    In 1935 William Golding began working as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in London, he worked here till 1939.

  • Began teaching English and philosophy

    Began teaching English and philosophy
    In 1939 William Golding began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School.

  • William Golding got married

    William Golding got married
    William Golding got married to Ann Brookfield in 1939, he would have 2 children with her.

  • Navy

    Navy
    William Golding entered the navy in 1940 and served 5 years. Being in the navy exposed him to the incredible cruelty and barbarity of which human kind is capable.

  • Lord of the Flies is published

    Lord of the Flies is published
    In 1954 Lord of the Flies is published after being rejected by 21 publishers.

  • William Golding dies

    On June 19, 1993 William Golding died from congestive heart failure, he was 81 years old.