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Roald Dahl was born in Llaudaff in Wales.
Roald Dahl was born in Llaudaff in Wales. -
He was sent to boarding school- St Peter's School in Westo-super-Mare
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He left school and went to work for Shell.
He wanted to travel to magical faraway places like Africa and China. -
He joined the RAF at the start of the Second World War.
He became a fighter pilot flying Hurricane aeroplanes across the Mediterranean Sea. -
His palne crashed in the Western Desert, in north Africa, and he received severe injuries.
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He was sent to USA to work in the British Embassy. He published his first stories.
He wrote his first story for adults and his first story for children, "Gremlins" .Walt Disney wanted to turn it into a film. -
"James and the Giant Peach" was published in the USA.
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was published.
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The first Charlie film was ñmade as "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".
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The films "BFG" and "Danny the Champion of the World "were made.
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The film "The Witches" was made.
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Roald Dahl died aged seventy-four.
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The films "James and the Giant Peach" and "Matilda" were made
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The second film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was made.
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"Someone Like You" was published and was a huge success in the USA