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He was born in 1916. in Llandaff, Wales.
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He enters Llandaff Cathedral School
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He begins his schooling at St. Peter's, Weston-Super-Mare
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He moves to Repton, where he spends the rest of his school days
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He starts working for Shell Oil and he graduates from Repton.
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He travels to Dar-Es-Salaam to work for Shell
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Following the outbreak of World War II, he joins the Royal Air Force (RAF)
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He is posted to Libya, where he is involved in a plane crash
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He completes his first paid piece of writing
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He marries Patricia Neal in New York at the age of 37
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His stories appear in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
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His short story collection "Kiss Kiss" is published
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Publication of his famous book for children
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He dies at the age of 74.
