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William Golding is Born
William Gerald Golding was born in Cornwall, England on September 19, 1911 -
William Golding Begins College
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, studying something that opposed his fathers viewpoints on life. -
William Golding Graduates From College
In 1935, he graduated from Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a diploma in education, after switching his major in his third year from science to english and literacy. -
William Golding begins teaching
In 1935, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. The boys he taught here would later serve as part of the inspiration for his book Lord of the Flies. -
William Golding Joins the Navy
In 1940, William Golding stopped teaching, so that he could join the Royal Navy during World War II. -
William Golding Begins Teaching Again
Once World War II ended in 1945 Golding went back to teaching English and writing. -
William Golding Publishes Lord of the Flies
In 1954, after 21 rejections, Golding finally publish his novel known as the Lord of the Flies. -
William Golding Retires From Teaching
In 1962 William Golding retired from teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
Film Adaptation of Lord of the Flies Was Released
In 1963 a film adaptation of Golding's novel the Lord of the Flies was made by Peter Brook. -
William Golding Is Awarded The Nobel Prize
At the age of 73, William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1983 -
William Golding Is Knighted
In 1988, William Golding was knighted by England’s Queen Elizabeth II. -
William Golding Dies
On June 19, 1993, Golding died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
