![]() ![]() Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990, aged 74. He invented over 500 new words (Oompa-Loompas, scrumdiddlyumptious, snozzcumbers, and frobscottle) (check out our favourite Roald Dahl books that every child should read.) He wrote 49 books, only 21 of which were aimed at children. Most of his books were written from his garden shed! He wrote two major screenplays, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and James Bond You Only Live Twice. In 1961 James and the Giant Peach was published in America. Roald Dahl’s first book was the Gremlins in 1943. His second wife was Felicity “Liccy” Crosland. His granddaughter Sophie Dahl was the inspiration for Sophie in the BFG (and was a former supermodel!) He married Patricia Neal, an American actress, and had 5 kids together. ![]() He travelled to Canada and East Africa while he was working for an oil company.Įnlisted in the Royal Air Force when he was 23 at the outbreak of World War II. ![]() Roald spent most of his early years in a boarding school in Weston Super Mare, England. He was named after Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole. He was born 13th September 1916 in Llandaff, Wales, United Kingdom. He was such an inspirational and creative author, and he wrote so much! I wonder how many of the facts below you didn’t know! Roald Dahl Fun Facts ![]() I have added over 36 Roald Dahl activities for you to do either in school, in homeschool, or just for fun. Roald Dahl Day is celebrated on September 13th around the world. ![]()
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