Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl(13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Britishnovelist,poet,screenwriter,short-story writerand wartimefighterpilot. He was best known for his children's novels and his children books.
Early life
[change|change source]Dahl was born on 13 September 1916 inLlandaff,Cardiff,WalestoNorwegianparents.[1]He was educated in England, Llandaff Cathedral School, and then worked inAfricafor theShell Oil Company.[2]In theSecond World War,he was anRAFfighter pilot. It was after an air-crash and "a monumental bash on the head" that he began to write. The crash was the subject of his first published story, "Shot Down Over Libya". He wroteMatildaandThe Twits.
Writing
[change|change source]He wanted to become an adult book writer but ended up as a children's book writer. He had a tragic life since his father and oldest sister both died when he was young. Roald Dahl said that the key to his success rested in sympathising with children and realising that to children, parents and school teachers are the enemy.
Dahl wrote many famous children's stories and adulthorrorstories.[3]Many of his books and stories have been made intofilmsandtelevisionshows all over theworld.Among his most popular books areCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,James and the Giant Peach,Matilda,The Witches,The BFG,andKiss Kiss.Many of his children's books have pictures drawn byQuentin Blake.
Personal life and death
[change|change source]Dahl was married toPatricia Nealfrom 1953 until theydivorcedin 1983. They had four daughters (one of whom died before them) and a son. Dahl was married to Felicity Crosland from 1983 until his death. He lived inGreat Missenden,Buckinghamshire.He died on 23 November 1990 inOxford,frommyelodysplastic syndrome,aged 74.
ModelSophie Dahlis his granddaughter.
There is a Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre inGreat Missenden.[4]
Books
[change|change source]Title | Year | Scope | Notes |
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The Gremlins | 1943 | Children | |
Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen | 1948 | Adult | |
James and the Giant Peach | 1961 | Children | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 1964 | Children | |
The Magic Finger | 1966 | Children | Short book |
Fantastic Mr Fox | 1970 | Children | Short book |
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator | 1972 | Children | SequeltoCharlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Danny, the Champion of the World | 1975 | Children | |
The Enormous Crocodile | 1978 | Children | Short book |
My Uncle Oswald | 1979 | Adult | |
The Twits | 1980 | Children | Short book |
George's Marvellous Medicine | 1981 | Children | Short book |
The BFG | 1982 | Children | |
The Witches | 1983 | Children | |
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me | 1985 | Children | Short book |
Matilda | 1988 | Children | |
Esio Trot | 1990 | Children | Short book |
The Vicar of Nibbleswick | 1991 | Children | Short book |
The Minpins | 1991 | Children | Short book |
Poems
[change|change source]Non-fiction
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑Philip Howard, "Roald Dahl" (1916–1990) ", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ↑Shavick, Andrea (1997).Roald Dahl The Champion Storyteller.OXFORD: Oxford University Press. pp.14.ISBN9780199119615.
- ↑"Roald Dahl (British author) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia".britannica.Retrieved26 July2010.
- ↑Barrett, Hathcock (Aug 2017). [EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost /login.aspx?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=15317094&site=brc-live "Roald Dahl" ].Roald Dahl:1 – via Biography Reference Center.
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