William Golding Timeline

By brennawhite

  • Born

    William Golding was born on this date in Saint Columb Minor Cornwall, England.

  • Poems was published

    This was William Goldings first book ever published. "Poems" was published a year before Golding graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University.

  • Marriage to Ann Brookfield

    The couple had 2 children David (Born: 1940) and Judith (Born: 1945).

  • Lord of the flies was published

    William Golding's novel "Lord of The Flies" was published after being rejected 21 times. The book tells the story of a group of boys who are stranded on an island after a plane crash.

  • Brass Butterfly opens

    This play was adapted from one of William's stories "Envoy Extraordinary". The play opened in Oxford.

  • Lord of the Flies Film

    The Lord of the Flies film was released in the USA on this date. The film was directed by Peter Book.

  • Rites of Passage is published

    William Golding won a Man Booker prize the year this book was published.

  • Nobel Prize awarded

    William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

  • Willaim Golding dies

    William Golding died at age 81. Golding died of a heart attack.