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Golding Born
William Golding born in Cornwall, England. Golding was raised in a peseant home near a graveyard. His father, Alex was a schoolteacher and his mother, Mildred, was a suffragette. -
First attempt at a novel
While attending Marlborough Grammar School he failed in his first attempt to write a novel, giving him frustration that he unleashed on his fellow peers. Later he himself described: “I enjoyed hurting people.” -
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Attended Brasenose College at Oxford University
Though his family hoped he'd study science, he studied English and literature. He even published a series of poems entitled 'Poems", which were never given fame. -
Began teaching career
He taught English and Philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury to young boys, which was an inspiration for his novel 'Lord of the Flies'. -
Married
Maried Ann Brookfield, future mother to Golding's two children David and Judith. -
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Joined Royal Navy
He faught battleships at the sinking of Bismark, fended off planes and submarines, and even assisted Lord Cherwell at the Naval Research Establishment in New York. This is important because he developed a love for the sea that would influence his career as an author. -
Golding Returns to Teaching
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Publishes 'Lord of the Flies'
Incomparable to the failed novel he attempted at twelve years of age, and the collection of Poems, Lord of the Flies is world renowned as a classic of literature. -
Lord of the Flies Film
Award-winning english theatre director Peter Brook directed a film version of William Golding's Lord of the Flies. -
Awarded Nobel Prize
Golding was awarded the 1983 Nobel prize for literature. -
Knighted
Wiliam Golding was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
Died
Golding died because of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
