have you ever been curious about your childhood stories like James and the Giant Peach or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who really is the author behind those great stories does he possess a superhuman intellect to come up with so many stories find out now chapter one A Welch introduction in the Charming Welch town of landaf Roald Dahl was born on September 13 1916. a fascinating fact about his parents is that they were Norwegian and gave him the name of the first person to reach the South Pole let's name him rolt like a great adventure maybe
we can become great in the future however tragedy struck roll's family when he was just three years old his sister and father passed away leaving him to be raised by his courageous mother in Wales Roald Dahl's early years at school were far from joyous he attended boarding schools including stt Peters and Repton since he was 13 years old dear mother I miss home terribly chapter 2 from fighter to writer when World War II erupted Dahl at 23 enlisted in the Royal Air Force he became a pilot fighting on the front lines an injury in 1940
landed him in the Royal Navy hospital but he returned to the war where he served until 1945 but there's more to gull's wartime story what few people know is that doll was a spy he passed intelligence to me six from Washington before he retired to write stories for readers in 1953 Dahl married Patricia Neal an American actor over their 30-year marriage they had five children their son Theo's injury-inspired rolled to help create a device for managing water on the brain why is a person born with such an infinite mind he was both a spy and
a famous playwright during his time as well as an inventor I'll do whatever it takes to help my son chapter 3 the birth of a literary giant Roald Dahl's journey into writing began when he became a parent himself in 1961 James and the Giant Peach marked his debut as a children's author children let's go on an adventure Roald Dahl panned almost 50 books enchanting readers worldwide his creativity extended beyond words maybe because he was too bored with the vocabulary created by his ancestors he created nearly 500 different English vocabulary words to supplement his stories his
books went on to sell over 250 million copies worldwide establishing doll as one of the greatest and best love children's authors of all time words are my playground chapter 4 remembering Roald Dahl on November 23 1990 Roald Dahl passed away at the age of 74. he rests in Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Parish Church in great missenden his home for 36 years Roald Dahl's wife Felicity Crossland established the Roald Dahl Museum and story Center ensuring his tales live on chapter 5 a world of fun facts he only wrote with a pencil on yellow paper his
books were crafted in a cozy Garden Hut his favorite sweets were chocolate and Gobstoppers as featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl stood tall at six feet six inches earning him the nickname lofty he hid his childhood diary high up in a tree to keep it away from his sisters Roald Dahl a giant of imagination continues to inspire Generations his words remain a source of Wonder proving that stories have the power to change the world thank you for joining us on this Incredible Journey Through The Life and Legacy of Roald Dahl if you
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