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5 Quite Interesting Facts About Roald Dahl
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13 September is known as Roald Dahl Day.
Roald Dahl was born 13 September 1916, and died 23 November 1990. The British novelist became one of the world’s best-selling authors.
He is well-known for his children’s novels, which include Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The BFG.
Five Quite Interesting Facts About Roald Dahl
- Dahl wrote 21 children’s books. Many have been adapted into films.
- He wrote more than 60 short stories
, including macabre stories for adults. The Mystery Writers of America presented Dahl with three Edgar Awards for these: the collection Someone Like You; the story “The Landlady”; and an episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on “Skin”.
- More than 250 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide.
- Dahl served in the Second World War as an RAF fighter pilot, and later as an intelligence officer.
- He also wrote the screenplays for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.
Last year we posted a beautiful letter he wrote to one of his fans. Read it here.
Roald Dahl’s best-loved novels have been celebrated with this set of stamps.
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Posted on: 13th September 2014
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Roald Dahl was a completely amazing writer. I cried so much when he died
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