Roald Dahl

By:Carolyn Chen

Childhood

• Roald Dahl was born at 32 Fairwater Road in Llandaff,South Wales.

• He was born on Sep.13, 1916.

• His parents were Harald Dahl, and Sofie Magdalene Dahl.

• Dahl’s parents moved to Wales in the 1880’s.

• He was named after Roald Amundsen, a polar explorer.

Tragedy Strikes

• In 1920, when Dahl was 3, seven-year-old Astri died of appendicitis.

• A month later, Dahl’s father died of pneumonia.

School

• Dahl attended : The Cathedral School.

• At the age of 8, he and his friends were caned by the headmaster after putting a dead mouse in a jar of sweets at a sweet shop.

• Dahl was then sent to several boarding schools in England.

Interests

• Roald Dahl was good at sports and played football.

• He was interested in photography.

Job

• Dahl was made officer of King African Rifles(a multi-battalion British council regiment).

• On Nov. 1939,Dahl joined the Royal Air Force.

Marriage

• Roald Dahl married Academy-Award winning Patricia Neal on July 2nd,1953.

• He was married in Trinity Church,New York City.

• He was married for 30 years.

Children

• Roald Dahl had 5 children.

• Their names were:Oliva, Tessa, Theo, Ophelia, and Lucy.

• Oliva died at age 7.

• Theo was hit by a taxi when he was several months old and severely injured.

Divorce

• Dahl divorced in 1983 and married Felicity D’Abreu Crosland.

• She was Neal’s best friend.

• Dahl was born on the same street as Felicity.

How He Became A Writer

• Dahl became a writer after receiving a letter from the Saturday Evening Post when he wrote about his war adventures.

• The letter said:Did you know you’re a writer?

• From then on, Roald Dahl began writing, his characters actually have the same traits as some people he knew!

• Dahl wrote 53 books in all.

Fun Facts

Did you know…

• That Roald Dahl’s favorite color was yellow?

• That Dahl’s favorite music was Beethoven?

• That his favorite smell was Bacon?

• That Dahl was 6 feet 6 inches tall?

The End

Hope you enjoyed the show!