
Roald Dahl Tops The List Of The 50 Greatest Storytellers Of All Time
Roald Dahl was chosen as the greatest storyteller of all time in a poll commissioned by Canon UK to mark the launch of its 365 Days of Summer Competition. Roald Dahl took the top spot with 58 per cent of the vote in a poll of the greatest authors, songwriters, artists, and photographers.
Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot, and screenwriter. He became one of the world’s best-selling authors and is well-known for his children’s novels, which include The Witches, James and the Giant Peach
, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
, Matilda
, and The BFG
. He was born 13 September 1916, and died 23 November 1990. 13 September is known as Roald Dahl Day.
Charles Dickens came a close second while visual storytellers including graffiti artist Banksy, Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg and legendary cartoonist Walt Disney were also featured.
Matthew Searle – Country Director, Canon UK and Ireland said: ‘Roald Dahl in particular may be well known for his words, but the images which accompanied many of his children’s books have helped to paint a picture for children for generations.’
Here is the list:
- Roald Dahl
- Charles Dickens
- William Shakespeare
- JK Rowling
- Steven Spielberg
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Lewis Carroll
- Walt Disney
- Enid Blyton
- J.R.R Tolkien
- David Attenborough
- Beatrix Potter
- Stephen King
- Brothers Grimm
- HG Wells
- AA Milne
- George Orwell
- CS Lewis
- Ernest Hemingway
- Ridley Scott
- T. S. Eliot
- James Cameron
- Quentin Tarantino
- Morgan Freeman
- George Lucas
- Alan Bennett
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Jacqueline Wilson
- Ed Sheeran
- Banksy
- Eminem
- Virginia Woolf
- The Coen Brothers
- Martin Scorsese
- Philip K. Dick
- David Walliams
- Tom Hanks
- JD Salinger
- Louis Theroux
- Adele
- Iain M. Banks
- Samuel Jackson
- Tom Hardy
- Stephenie Meyer
- H. P. Lovecraft
- E L James
- Jack Kerouac
- Prince
- John Lennon
- Kevin Spacey
Source for list
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