Roald Dahl
by; Morgan Rountree
Biography
Roald Dahl's writing career began in the 1940's. In December 1942 - April 1943 Dahl worked on the gremlins. In 1946 Dahl moved back to the UK when his first short story was published. In 1948 Dahl published a dystopian titled 'Some Time Never'
it isn't until 1950 when Dahl's writing career really begins to take off. In 1951 Dahl meets his future wife, actress Patricia Neal. They marry in 1953.
1957 was a big year for Dahl. It was the year his daughter was born and the year his stories appeared in Alfred Hitchcock presents.
The publishing of Dahl's first famous book 'James and the Giant Peach' happens in November of 1961. Just one year after this publishing, his eldest daughter - Olivia, dies. In 1964 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is published and another child is born.
Some Of His Famous Work
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Magic Finger
The Witches
Dahl's Later Life
On September 13th 2006 we have the first ever Roald Dahl day.
In December 2010 The RSC's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda Opens. In April 2012 Matilda the Musical wins seven Oliver Awards. Just one year after that the RSC's musical adaptation opens in Broadway!
Matilda
Matilda won the Children's Book Award shortly after it was published in 1988, and it has continued to be loved by many children today. Early drafts of the story were actually quite different to the one we know now. At first, Matilda was a troubled girl who eventually decides to use her powers to help her teacher solve her financial problems - by fixing a horse race. Matilda became a movie in 1996 and a play in 2010! Matilda is still to this day a magical story known to children the world over.