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Roald Dahl ((The same year that "Someone Like You" was published…
Roald Dahl
The same year that "Someone Like You" was published, Dahl married film actress Patricia
Neal, who won an Academy Award for her part in the movie "Hud" in 1961. The marriage
lasted 30 years. The couple had five children, one of whom tragically died in 1962.
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highly critical. And they lose interest so quickly," he said. "You have to keep things ticking
along. And if you think a child is getting bored, you must think up something that jolts it
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After his wife suffered from brain hemorrhages in the mid-1960s, Dahl stood by her as her
health improved. The couple divorced in 1983. Soon after, Dahl married Felicity Ann
Crosland, who was his partner until his death in 1990.
early life
Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff,
When Dahl was 4 years old, his father died.
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gave him a harsh beating for playing a practical joke, Dahl's mother decided to enter her
son at St. Peter's, a British boarding school, as had been her husband's wish. Dahl later
transferred to Repton, a private school with a reputation for academic excellence. He
resented the rules at Repton. While there, the lively and imaginative kid was easily bored
As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting
with his grandparents in Oslo, Norway.
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magazine. He went on to write stories and articles for other popular magazines, including
The New Yorker. Of his early writing career, Dahl said, "As I went on the stories became
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"pure fluke." "Without being asked to, I doubt if I'd ever have thought to do it," he said.