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Born date
Roald Dahl was born in Llandaf, Wales. The house that appears in this picture was his childhood´s house. -
His sister was died.
When he was 3 years old, his old sister was died from appendicitis. -
His father also died.
Two weeks later his father died, of pneumonia at the age of 57. -
"The Great Mouse Plot"
At the age of eight, he and four of his friends were caned by the headmaster after putting a dead mouse in a jar of gobstoppers at the local Mrs Pratchett´s sweet shop. -
He started working.
When he finished his schooling, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean to America to work in a petroleum company called Shell. -
Royal Air Force
He registered in the Royal Air Force of the Brittish Army. From 1939 to 1946. -
He became famous.
He became one of the wolrd´s best-selling authors. -
He felt in love.
When he was hospitalized because of the war, he felt in love with a nurse called Mary Welland in Alexandria, Egypt. -
His first wife.
He married with an American actress called Patricia Neal. In 1983 they got divorced. They had 5 children. -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
It was published the most famous book his life (USA). Three years later it was published in the UK. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. -
His mom´s death.
His mom was died and he started writting his autobiography, called "Boy: tales of childhood". -
He won an award.
He won World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. -
His second wife.
After he got divorced, he married with Felicity "Liccy" Crosland in London. Dahl and Crosland had previously been in a relationship. -
Boy: tales of childhood.
This book is an autobiography, Roald Dahl wrote about his childhood and about the bad experience of the public school system at the time. -
He won an other price.
He won British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year. -
He was died in Oxford, England.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory´s film.
It was premiered in the USA. The film is based in the old book written by Roald Dahl. It was directed by Tim Burton. -
He took place in the best writers list.
The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
