Roald Dahl Biography

"If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books. Roald
Dahl
Boy
Roald Dahl, the much-loved childrens writer, was born in Llandaff, Wales on 16th
September 1916 to Norwegian parents. His father died when he was 3 years old
therefore he was raised by his mother alone. He had a fairly unhappy time at
boarding school, which provided some of the inspiration for his later stories.
Flying Solo
After leaving school he worked for the Shell Oil Company based in Africa until the
outbreak of World War II, when he signed up with the Royal Air Force.
Unfortunately, he was injured in action and eventually returned home as an
invalid. He was then sent to Washington DC to work as an attach where, almost
by accident, he started his writing career.
In 1943 he wrote his first childrens book, The Gremlins, which was originally
intended to be made into an animated film by Walt Disney however, the film was
not made therefore Dahl turned to writing adult fiction instead, and he didnt write
another childrens story until the 1960s.
Roald the Writer
By this time he was a father himself and had started making up stories to
entertain his own children. From this came the stories of James and the Giant
Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Over time, he went on to write 21
childrens books including Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda
and The Witches, all of which have been made into successful and popular films.
The Final Chapter
Although Roald Dahl enjoyed a great deal of success in his life, he also endured
an unusual number of tragedies involving those closest to him. Olivia, his oldest
daughter, died after contracting measles. Roalds four-month-old son, Theo, who
was his only son, suffered a brain injury following a traffic accident in New York.
Finally, his first wife Patricia Neal, the famous Hollywood actress, had a severe
stroke from which she took a long time to recover. Tragically, Roald Dahl died on
23rd November 1990. Following his death, his books went on to gain even more
fame, fortune and fans. Roalds family has set up many charities in his name,
which are supported by the riches from the sale of books.

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RD was always playing practical jokes
he was born 16th september 1916 wales
he didnt like school and he was really naughty so he was sent to boarding school his enemies
were matron and the headteacher. and he only liked mrs OConnor who was the babysitter he
writted letters home to his mum every week
he worked for the shell oil company and then he joined the raf when world war II started and
then he went to kenya and then he had a plane crash and then he was injured and then he
had to leave the air force
his dad died when he was young so his mum raised him

adult life
roald dahl worked for the shell oil company. roald dahl joined the army when he was twenty
three years old. roald dahl trained to be a pilot in the royal air force. roald dahl had a plane
crash. roald came home after the crash. roald went to work in Washington as a type of spy for
the british government. roald started writing adult fiction. these stories were published in
magazines and newspaper. roald dahl got married twice and had children. roald dahl started
telling his children bedtime stories. roald made up james and the giant peach.
Books
RD wrote loads of books. Matilda, the witches, charlie and chocolate factory, Minpins.

hard times
there were some tough times for roald in his life his dad and his sister died when he was very
young as an adult, his oldest daughter olivia died his only son theo got a brain injury from a car
accident his second wife patricia has a stroke roald died in 1990 when he was 72 he died from
old age.