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Roald Dahl (1916–1990)

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Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He served as a fighter pilot in the British R.A.F. (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 known for how he relates suspenseful events in a simple tone. See full bio »

Born:

in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 74) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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2012 Bang-lure (short) (story)
 
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox (novel)
 
2008 Three Little Pigs (short) (writer)
 
2007 Jackanory Junior (TV series)
 
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (book)
 
2005 Imagine (TV series)
– Fantastic Mr Dahl (2005) (quotations - uncredited)
 
2005/I The Bet (short) (story)
 
2002 Lamb to the Slaughter (story)
 
2000 Genesis and Catastrophe (short) (story)
 
1999 Inaudito (short) (story)
 
1996 Matilda (book)
 
1996 James and the Giant Peach (based on the book by)
 
1968-1995 Jackanory (TV series)
– The Twits (1995) (novel)
– George's Marvellous Medicine: Grandma Gets the Medicine (1986) (novel)
– George's Marvellous Medicine: The Cook-Up (1986) (novel)
– George's Marvellous Medicine: The Marvellous Plan (1986) (novel)
– James and the Giant Peach (1986) (novel)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1995 Pisvingers! (story)
 
1992 Idealnaya para (stories)
 
1990 The Witches (book)
 
1990 Dirty Beasts (TV movie)
 
1990 The Silent Hunt (novel)
 
1989 The BFG (novel)
 
1989 Breaking Point (TV movie) (novel "Beware of the Dog")
 
1989 Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie) (novel)
 
1979-1988 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
– The Surgeon (1988) (story)
– The Sound Machine (1981) (writer)
– The Boy Who Talked with Animals (1981) (story)
– Vengeance Is Mine Inc. (1980) (writer)
– Mr Botibol's First Love (1980) (story)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Pilot (1985) (story / segment "Man from the South")
 
1975 Uit de wereld van Roald Dahl (TV series)
– Een frisse duik (1975) (story)
– De verrassing (1975) (story)
– Op weg naar de hemel (1975) (story)
– Vergif (1975) (story)
– De weddenschap (1975) (story)
 
1975 Hundert Mark (TV series)
– Des Pfarrers Freude (writer)
 
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" / screenplay)
 
1971 The Night Digger
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (screenplay)
 
1968 Late Night Horror (TV series)
– William and Mary (1968) (writer)
 
1967 You Only Live Twice (screenplay)
 
1967 Teatterituokio (TV series)
– Maku (1967) (short story "Taste")
 
1965-1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Taste (1967) (writer)
– Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1965) (story)
– Parson's Pleasure (1965) (story)
 
1966 Des Pfarrers Freude (TV movie) (story)
 
1965 36 Hours (story "Beware of the Dog")
 
1962 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
– William and Mary (1961) (writer)
 
1958-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– The Landlady (1961) (writer)
– Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat (1960) (story)
– Man from the South (1960) (story)
– Poison (1958) (story)
– Dip in the Pool (1958) (story)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959 Rendezvous (TV series)
– Blind Landing (1959) (short story)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
– The Way Up to Heaven (1958) (story)
 
1955 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– The Man from the South (1955) (story)
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Taste (1955) (story)
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
– A Dip in the Pool (1954) (story)
 
1954 The Philip Morris Playhouse (TV series)
– Taste (1954) (story)
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– The Taste (1952) (story)
 
1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)
– The Sound Machine (1952) (story)
 
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1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Host
– 20/20 (1961) … Host
– Side Show (1961) … Host
– Hush-Hush (1961) … Host
– The Overnight Case (1961) … Host
– Death Wish (1961) … Host
See all 9 episodes »
 
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2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (lyrics: "Augustus Gloop", "Violet Beauregarde", "Veruca Salt", "Mike Teavee")
 
1996 James and the Giant Peach (lyrics: "Eating The Peach")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 This Is Not My Beautiful House (short) (thanks)
 
1995 Four Rooms (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1989 Going Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979-1981 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Himself - Introduced by
– Shatterproof (1981) … Himself - Introduced by (voice) (uncredited)
– Vengeance Is Mine Inc. (1980) … Himself - Introduced by
– A Picture of a Place (1980) … Himself - Introduced by
– The Flypaper (1980) … Himself - Introduced by
– The Man at the Top (1980) … Himself - Introduced by
See all 30 episodes »
 
1978 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Patricia Neal (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Read All About It (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1975 Uit de wereld van Roald Dahl (TV series)
Himself
– Een frisse duik (1975) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2007 There's Something About... Dahl (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Roald Dahl's Revolting Rule Book (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Imagine (TV series)
 
2001 Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (video documentary short)
Himself, author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'
 
2000 Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Fiction: "The Bookseller", "Playboy" (USA), January 1987, p. 122-124+157+188- 192. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 4 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre | See more »

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[1988 interview with Todd McCormack] When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them and this is even more true in children's books... See more »

Trivia:

His short story "Beware Of The Dog" is officially the basis for the 1964 film, "36 Hours", although the plot is much altered and extended. According to one of the biographies of Dahl, the film was written without reference to him or his story, and it was only after the leading female role in the film was offered to his then wife Patricia Neal that he learned of the film at all... See more »

Trademark:

Orphans; James from James and the Giant Peach, the main character from The Witches and Sophie from The BFG. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo