The life of roald dahl
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Biography of Roald Dahl, British Novelist
Roald Dahl (September 13, –November 23, ) was a British writer. After serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he became a world-famous author, particularly due to his best-selling books for children.
Fast Facts: Roald Dahl
- Known For: English author of children's novels and adult short stories
- Born: September 13, in Cardiff, Wales
- Parents: Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl (née Hesselberg)
- Died: November 23, in Oxford, England
- Education: Repton School
- Selected Works:James and the Giant Peach (), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (), Fantastic Mr. Fox (), The BFG (), Matilda ()
- Spouses: Patricia Neal (m. ), Felicity Crosland (m. )
- Children: Olivia Twenty Dahl, Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl, Theo Matthew Dahl, Ophelia Magdalena Dahl, Lucy Neal Dahl
- Notable Quote: “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden
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Roald Dahl
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Who Was Roald Dahl?
Roald Dahl was a British author who penned 19 children's books over his decades-long writing career. In he published the best-selling story collection Someone Like You and married actress Patricia Neal. He published the popular book James and the Giant Peach in In he released another highly successful work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was later adapted for two films.
Early Life and Education
Dahl was born in Llandaff, South Wales, on September 13, Dahl's parents were Norwegian. As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting with his grandparents in Oslo. When Dahl was four years old, his father died.
The young Dahl received his earliest education at Llandaff Cathedral School. When the principal gave him a harsh beating for playing a practical joke, Dahl's mother decided to enroll her rambunctious and mischievous child at St. Peter's, a British boarding school, as had been her husband's wish.
Dahl later transferred t
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The Marvellous Life of Roald Dahl
He once said it was the head injury he sustained and the resulting six weeks of blindness after crashing his World War II 3 Gloster stridsman airplane in the Libyan desert, that changed something inside him.
That incident, Roald Dahl claimed, was what ignited an imagination that would propel him into the annals as one of the world’s greatest children’s writers, creating such classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. Along with being one of the most successful writers of juvenile fiction, he was also an adventurer and a prolific golfer.
Dahl loved playing golf so much that his clubs were never far from his side, no matter where he was on the planet. He first swung a golf club at the age of nine and the feeling grabbed hold of him with the same energy and enthusiasm as his ideas for stories. He would never be much better than an average golfer in his lifetime but he played with a passion each and