Roald Dahl (born , Llandaff, Wales—died , Oxford, England) was a British writer who was a popular author of ingenious and irreverent children’s books. His best-known works include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and Matilda (1988), both of which were adapted into popular films.
Children's author Roald Dahl wrote the kids' classics 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' 'Matilda' and 'James and the Giant Peach,' among other famous works.
Roald Dahl ( – ) was a British novelist, short story author, and screenwriter famous as a writer for both adolescents and adults. His most popular books for adolescents include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and The Witches, all of which were adapted into successful major motion pictures. Roald Dahl, mainly through ...
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. He is best known for his children's books which include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, and more. Roald Dahl is praised as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century" with his books selling over 250 million copies ...
Children of all ages have read and enjoyed books by Roald Dahl. Many of his stories, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, have become classics in their own time. As recounted in Boy, Roald Dahl's father, Harald Dahl, immigrated to England from Norway around the
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) and a book by David Greig.