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Roald born in Wales
Roal Dahl was born in Llandaff (South Wales) -
Dahl´s father die
His father died When he was only four years old -
He Graduated from Repton
He decide not to study in Oxford or Cambridge either and look for work -
Hiking trip to Newfoundland (Canada)
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Roald take a job with the Shell Oil Company
Roald Dahl took a job in the Shell Oil Company Tanzania (Africa) -
He join the Royal Air Force
Roald joined as the Royal Air Force as World War II fighter pilot. -
Badly injured in a plane crash
Roald suffered a serious plane crash in the Egyptian desert, with consequences to his skull, spine and hip -
Come back home
Roald was sent from the war back to his home in Britain he was invalided because of health problems -
First aerial combat in WWII
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He write first children´s story
Roald wrote his first children's book, written for Disney in 1942, and published it in 1943 -
Roald leave Royal Air Force
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Best-Seller "Someone like you"
He published the best-selling story collection "Someone like you" -
Marry Patricia Neal
Roald got married in New York city with an American film actress, Patricia Neal -
"Kiss, kiss" book
Roald published succesfully his book "Kiss, Kiss" -
A Roald´s son hit by a taxi
His son Theo was hit by a taxi cab in New York city when he was 4 months. He was seriously injure (hydrocephalus water in the brain) -
"James and the Giant Peach" Book
He stablished himself as a children´s writer -
One of his daugthers died
His daugther Olivia diedof measles encephalitis, seven years old -
Publish "Charly and the Chocolate factory" book
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His first film: "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
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Roald divorce Patricia
He divorced Patricia and he married Felicity Ann Crosland shortly after -
Roald Dahl die
Roald died of an infection, a blood disease called myelodysplastic syndrome