Roald Dahl By soniapena01 Sep 13, 1916 Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 1939 He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. 1943 He published his first children's book, The Gremlins, in 1943. 1953 He married the American actress Patricia Neal in July 1953. 1964 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published in 1964. 1970 Fantastic Mr Fox was published in 1970. 1988 Matilda was published in 1988. Nov 23, 1990 Roald Dahl died at the age of 74 in Oxford.
