Roald Dahl was a British author of novels, short stories, poems, and screenplays. He is most notable for his popular works of children's fiction, several of which have been adapted into major films.
Born in Llandaff, near the Welsh capital of Cardiff, to Norwegian immigrant parents, Dahl was raised by his mother after the death of his father and sister when he was three. Dahl attended boarding school throughout childhood, and as a young adult he joined the Public Schools Exploring Society on an expedition to Newfoundland. After becoming a salesman for Shell Oil in Dar es Salaam, Dahl enlisted in the Royal Air Force in Nairobi at the start of World War II. After a crash landing in the...
