On this day – 13 September 1916 – Roald Dahl was born
Today it is 100 years since the famous author Roald Dahl was born. He wrote several famous books, but is probably best known for his children’s stories. His most famous children books includes Charlie and the chocolate factory, Matilda, the BFG, Witches, The fantastic Mr Fox and George’s marvellous medicine. Several of his books are made into movies the latest was The Big Friendly Giant directed by Steven Spielberg that came out this summer.
Roald Dahl was born in Wales by Norwegian parents and he is named after the polar explorer, Roald Amundsen. His childhood is described in his novel “Boy: Tales of Childhood”, where many of the inspirations for his later books are explained. He participated in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. His first published work was "a piece of cake" in 1942 about his wartime experiences. Dahl married Patricial Neal in 1953 and they had five children together. On the 23 of November 1990 died Roald Dahl of leukaemia, but his stories are still read by children and grownup alike, all around the world. Personally he was a huge part of my own childhood and I still love his books!
My favourite books are Charlie and the chocolate factory and Matilda. What is yours?
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