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Begining of Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was born on 13th September, 1916, in Walesh. -
The sister of Roald Dahl Else born
The sister of Roald Dahl Else born and the family moved to Radyr -
Gales again
Family returns to Wales (UK). Roald begins on infant daycare. -
Death of his older sister and father
His older sister and father died this year, his mother by s 6 children is widowed. -
His first school
, Roald attends the local Llandaff Cathedral School, an all-boys Preparatory School. -
His second school
Roald begins his schooling at St Peter's, Weston-super-Mare -
His last school
Roald leaves St Peter's and moves to board at Repton, a famous British Public School near Derby -
He started rorking in shell oil
Roald leaves Repton and, after taking part in a joint public schools expedition to Newfoundland that he describes in the closing chapters of Boy, he begins working for the Shell Oil Company. -
He travels to Dar-es-Salaam to work for Shell
In Autumn 1938 Roald is sent to Shell's branch office in Dar-es-Salaam, the capital of Tanganyika. He was a year into his contract with Shell when the Second World War broke out. -
RAF
Following the outbreak of World War Two, Roald Dahl leaves Shell and heads to Nairobi to enlist in the Royal Air Force (RAF). -
Roald Dahl returns to Britain
In the summer of 1941 -
Roald Dahl is posted to Washington, D.C to join the British Embassy as assistant air attaché
In Washington he meets British novelist C.S Forester, who encourages him to write about his experiences in the desert. In August 1942 his first paid piece of writing, based on his time flying Gladiators in Libya, is published anonymously in The Saturday Evening Post as Shot Down Over Libya, later titled A Piece of Cake -
Roald published his work of the gremlins
Roald Dahl begins work on The Gremlins, published April 1943 -
Roald Dahl’s first novel
Roald Dahl's dystopian adult novel Some Time Never is published -
Roald Dahl got married
Roald Dahl, now aged 37, marries Patricia Neal, aged 27. The ceremony takes place at a small church in downtown New York. 1953 also sees his second short story collection Someone Like You published by Alfred A. Knopf. -
Roald's house
Roald Dahl and his wife Pat buy Little Whitefield Cottage in Great Missenden, later re-named Gipsy House -
His first daughter
Roald Dahl and his wife Patricia Neal's first daughter, Olivia ‘Twenty’, is born in New York. -
1957
Roald Dahl's daughter Tessa is born in Oxford, UK; and his stories appear in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. -
New son, new book
Roald Dahl's son Theo is born; short story collection Kiss Kiss is published -
Way Out
'Way Out, presented by Roald Dahl, runs for 14 episodes on American TV channel CBS. -
James and the Giant Peach
Publication of Roald's first famous book for children, James and the Giant Peach -
A terrible die
Olivia 'Twenty' Dahl, eldest daughter of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal, dies from measles encephalitis at the age of seven. -
Another star
Roald Dahl completes another story for children, The Almost Ducks, which is later published as The Magic Finger.
his wife Patricia Neal wins an Oscar for her performance in Hud. -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is published in the USA with the UK following a few years later. The book is dedicated to Roald Dahl's son Theo. -
Strokes in LA
Roald Dahl's wife, actress Patricia Neal, suffers a series of strokes in LA whilst filming John Ford’s Seven Women. She is three months pregnant with their fifth child. -
5 childs
On 4 August 1965, Roald and Pat’s fifth child and fourth daughter, Lucy, is born. -
The magic finger
Roald Dahl had finished work on The Magic Finger, previously known as The Almost Ducks -
James Bond
James Bond film You Only Live Twice is released. The screenplay, written by Roald Dahl, is adapted from the book by Roald's wartime friend Ian Fleming -
Roald’s mother Sofie Magdalene dies
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is based on Bond author Ian Fleming's children's book of the same name, goes on to become a classic family film. -
His lastest children's book
Roald Dahl's latest children's book, Fantastic Mr Fox is published by George Allen and Unwin. The story marks a return to children's fiction for Roald after a five-year break -
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The first feature film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is released as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory -
His fouth adul story
Roald Dahl's fourth adult short story collection Switch Bitch, which introduces the character of Uncle Oswald, is published by Alfred A. Knopf. -
Danny the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World, like Fantastic Mr Fox, another story partially inspired by the Buckinghamshire -
Henry Sugar and Six More
Roald Dahl's short story collection for teenagers and older children, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, is published by Jonathan Cape. -
The Enormous Crocodile
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, aimed at slightly younger readers, is published by Jonathan Cape. -
My Uncle Oswald
Roald Dahl's longer comic novel for adults, My Uncle Oswald, is published. Featuring a character introduced by Roald in some of his earlier short stories. -
The Twits
Roald Dahl's The Twits, featuring memorable illustrations by Quentin Blake, is published. -
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl's George’s Marvellous Medicine, the story of George Kranky and his rather cranky Grandma, is published by Jonathan Cape. -
His first divorce
Roald separate from his wife, actress Patricia Neal, after 28 years of marriage. They have four surviving children: Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy. -
Two more works
wo new Roald Dahl works published: Revolting Rhymes, a collection of comic poems for children, and The BFG, a return for Roald to a character he had previously written about in Danny the Champion of the World. -
The Witches, Dirty Beasts
Publication of The Witches, Dirty Beasts, Ghost Stories -
His second married
Roald Dahl and his wife, actress Patricia Neal divorce after 30 years of marriage. Later that year Roald marries his second wife, Felicity ‘Liccy’ Crosland. -
Tales of Childhood
The first of two autobiographical books in which Roald Dahl looks back to his own earlier days is published. Featuring some chapters originally created during the process of writing The Witches, Boy: Tales of Childhood -
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Roald Dahl's shorter story for slightly younger readers, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, is published in the UK by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. -
His secon autobiographic book
1986 also sees the publication of Going Solo, Roald Dahl's second autobiographical book, which continues the story of his younger life from the point he left off in Boy. It focuses on his travels in Africa and his experiences during the Second World War. -
MAtilda
Roald Dahl's Matilda, which would become his last long children's book, is published. -
Sweet Mystery of Life
Roald Dahl's Rhyme Stew, a collection of comic poems for older children, and Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life ;which would be the last of his adult short story collections to be released in his lifetime; are both published. -
The last story?
Esio Trot becomes the last Roald Dahl story to be published in his lifetime, and Roald's fifth grandchild, Chloe Faircloth, is born. Chloe is Lucy Dahl's second child. -
Roald Dahl Dies
Roald Dahl dies, aged 74. He is buried in the parish church of St Peter and St Paul in Great Missenden.
