Roald Dahl(1916-1990)
- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He made a forced landing in the Libyan Desert and was severely injured. As a result, he spent five months in a Royal Navy hospital in Alexandria. Dahl is noted for how he relates suspenseful and sometimes horrific events in a simple tone.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Writer
- 2025
Actor
Soundtrack
- 2022
- 2017
- 2009
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory6.7
- lyrics: "Augustus Gloop", "Violet Beauregarde", "Veruca Salt", "Mike Teavee"
- 2005
- 1996
- 1971
- Official sites
- Height
- 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Born
- Died
- November 23, 1990
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK(leukemia)
- SpousesLiccy DahlDecember 15, 1983 - November 23, 1990 (his death)
- Children
- RelativesPhoebe Dahl(Grandchild)
- Other worksNovel: "The Magic Finger".
- Publicity listings
- TriviaHis only son, Theo Dahl, suffered a brain injury when his baby carriage was struck by a taxi when the boy was just four months old. The most serious of his injuries was hydrocephalus (commonly known as water on the brain). Dahl got together with a pair of friends--a neurosurgeon and an engineer--and created a device called the Wade-Dahl-Till valve to alleviate cranial pressure. Theo recovered before the device was perfected, but it allowed thousands of others suffering from hydrocephalus to recover from their injuries. His book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is dedicated to Theo, who almost died.
- Quotes[when asked what the his formula for success was as an author of children's books] Conspiring with children against adults.
- TrademarksGluttonous characters: Augustus Gloop from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Bruno Jenkins from The Witches, Boggis from Fantastic Mr Fox and Bruce Bogtrotter from Matilda.
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