Facts about Roald Dahl

Who is Roald Dahl you ask?
Roald Dahl is was a British author who penned 19 children's books over his decades-long writing career. In 1953 he published the best-selling story collection Someone Like You and married actress Patricia Neal. He published the popular book James and the Giant Peach in 1961. 

Age (now) 102
Age (when he passed away) 74
Died 23 November 1990
Children(Alive) Lucy Dahl, Tessa Dahl, Theo Dahl, Ophelia Dahl
Children (Dead) Olivia Dahl 
Cause of death myelodysplastic syndrome
Cause of Olivia's death Measles 

Almost the finally last words before he died was “You know, I'm not frightened. It's just that I will miss you all so much” to his Family
his actual last words were "Ow F" (ya know the rest ima not say it...)

Did you know:
 He invented more than 500 new words and character names
He wrote most of his books in his garden shed.
One of his most famous books almost had a different name.
His books were inspired by the people and things around him.
Roald Dahl fought in WW2 and was a spy.
His first ever children's book was The Gremlins.
Roald Dahl's favourite colour was yellow
In total, there are 39 works listed here that were created by Roald Dahl directly.


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