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Roals Dahl on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff Cardiff
Wales, United Kingdom to Norwegian parents, Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl. -
In 1920, when Dahl was three years old, his seven-year-old sister, Astri, died from appendicitis. Weeks later, his father died of pneumonia at the age of 57.
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Dahl first attended The Cathedral School, Llandaff in 1928 where he made his first two friends.
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In November 1939, Dahl joined the Royal Air Force as an Aircraftman.
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On April 20, 1941, Dahl took part in the "Battle of Athens", alongside the highest-scoring British Commonwealth ace of World War II, Pat Pattle and Dahl's friend David Coke. He served as a pilot, RAF, in the battle.
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Roald Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was "A Piece Of Cake" on August 1, 1942.
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His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book, which First Lady of the US Eleanor Roosevelt read to her grandchildren and was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943.
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Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen is a novel by Roald Dahl, first published in the USA in 1948. The book was a commercial failure; however, it is noteworthy as the first book about nuclear war to be published in the United States after the bombing of Hiroshima.
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Dahl married an American actress, Patricia Neal on July 2, 1953 at Trinity Church in New York City. Their marriage lasted for 30 years and they had five children: Olivia, Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy.
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The Honeys is a play written by Roald Dahl. It toured Boston, Philadelphia and New Haven before opening on Broadway on April 28, 1955
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In 1961, Dahl hosted and wrote for a science fiction and horror television anthology series called Way Out, which preceded the Twilight Zone series on the CBS network for 14 episodes from March to July.
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James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. -
Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970 by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin.The story is about Mr Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses.
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The Twits is a humorous children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was written in 1979, and first published in 1980.
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George's Marvellous Medicine is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1981. The book was praised for its imaginativeness and humour, but was also criticised for its underdeveloped plot and somewhat abrupt ending.
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The BFG is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982. The book was an expansion of a story told in Danny, the Champion of the World, an earlier Dahl book.
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Dirty Beasts is a 1983 collection of Roald Dahl poems about unsuspecting animals. Intended as a follow-up to Revolting Rhymes, it was originally illustrated by Rosemary Fawcett. However, a revised edition was published with illustrations by Quentin Blake.
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Boy: Tales of Childhood is the first autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. It describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing as a career.
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Matilda is a children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The story is about Matilda Wormwood, an extraordinary child with ordinary and rather unpleasant parents, who are contemptuous of their daughter's prodigious talents.
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Roald Dahl died on November 23 1990, at the age of 74 of a blood disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, in Oxford,and was buried in the cemetery at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. According to his granddaughter, the family gave him a "sort of Viking funeral". He was buried with his snooker cues, some very good burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils and a power saw.
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The Minpins is a book by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Patrick Benson. It is believed to be the author's final contribution to literature after an illustrious career spanning almost half a century. It was published after he died.
