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WIlliam is Born
William is born in Cornwall, England -
William began teaching English and philosophy
He taught at Bishop Wordsworth’s School. He was following in his fathers footsteps and when he was teaching he was influenced to write the novel, Lord of the Flies. -
William gets married
William Golding marry's Ann Brookfield. They stay married till 1993 -
William joins the Royal Navy
In 1940, Golding leaves his teaching carrer to join the Royal Navy. -
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies is finally published. It had 21 rejections. -
Nobel Prize
Golding wins the Nobel prize. He wins it because "for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." -
Film of Lord of the Flies
In 1990, a version of Lord of the Flies is in theaters. It gives the book a new perspective and it becomes more popular. -
William Golding Dies
William Golding dies of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall.
