"Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (; 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Born in Wales to Norwegian immigrant parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. He has been referred to"
"Sophie Dahl Sophie Dahl (born Sophie Holloway; 15 September 1977) is a British author and former fashion model. Dahl was born Sophie Holloway in London to the actor Julian Holloway and the writer Tessa Dahl. As a child, Sophie attended 10 schools and lived in 17 homes in various locations including London, New York, and India. Dahl often spent time at both her maternal and paternal grandparents' houses in Great Missenden and Angmering respectively. Dahl has noted that her childhood was ""an odd one, but with such magic"". Her maternal grandparents were the children’s author Roald Dahl and the American"
"artists and photographers, Dahl was named the greatest storyteller of all time, ranking ahead of Dickens, Shakespeare, Rowling and Spielberg. In 2017, the airline Norwegian announced Dahl's image would appear on the tail fin one of their Boeing 737-800 aircraft. He is one of the company's six ""British tail fin heroes"", joining Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, England World Cup winner Bobby Moore, novelist Jane Austen, pioneering pilot Amy Johnson and aviation entrepreneur Freddie Laker. Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (; 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books"
"Roald Dahl bibliography Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter, and ""the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton"", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of ""The Times"". The death of an elder sister and his father within a few months when he was three gave his writing ""a black savagery"". He was raised by his Norwegian mother, who took him on annual trips to Norway, where she told him the stories of trolls and witches present in the dark Scandinavian fables. Dahl was influenced by the stories, and returned to many of the themes"
"Harald Dahl had two children by his first wife, Marie, who died shortly after the birth of their second child. He then married Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg, Roald's mother. Harald was considerably older than Sofie; he was born in 1863 and she was born in 1885. By the time Roald Dahl was born in 1916, his father was 53 years old. When Roald was three years old, his seven-year-old sister Astri died of an infection from a burst appendix. Only weeks later, Roald's father died of pneumonia. As narrator, Dahl suggests his father died of grief from the loss of his"
"stored pending reassembly. The remaining original features were rescued, including the pulpit, one side-window, the chandelier and the model-ship; all of which were returned to the church. With the Wales Millennium Centre built on its original site, with land donated by Associated British Ports, in 1992 reconstruction on the current site was started. In April 1992, the church was re-opened by Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. The writer Roald Dahl, who was born in Cardiff to Norwegian parents, was baptised in the church, as were his sisters. The family worshipped in the church. Throughout his life Dahl had ties with"
"death, through Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity, formerly known as the Roald Dahl Foundation. The charity provides care and support to seriously ill children and young people throughout the UK. In June 2005, the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in the author's home village Great Missenden was officially opened by Cherie Blair, wife of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, to celebrate the work of Roald Dahl and advance his work in literacy education. Over 50,000 visitors from abroad, mainly from Australia, Japan, the United States and Germany, travel to the village museum every year. In 2008, the UK charity"
"Theodor Dahl Theodor Dahl (4 November 1886 – 5 May 1946) was a Norwegian journalist, short story writer, novelist and poet. Dahl was born in Klepp to watchmaker and schoolteacher Kristian Dahl and Karen Torkildsdotter Engelsvoll. In 1905 he married Ingeborg Pedersen. Dahl was journalist for the newspaper ""Stavanger Avis"" from 1906. He edited ""Stavanger Morgenblad"" from 1911 to 1912, worked for ""Vestlandsposten"" from 1914 to 1916, and thereafter for ""Stavangeren"". He made his literary debut in 1921 with the story collection ""Lyngheisfolk"". Further books are the novels ""Hanalandshanen"" (1922), ""Manden paa Timpelleitet"" (1923), ""Runest-krosset"" (1927), and ""Tre lys og"
"Dorthea Dahl Dorthea Dahl (March 20, 1881 – September 11, 1958) was a Norwegian-born American writer. Dahl has been recognized for her great contributions to Norwegian-American literature. She wrote numerous short stories for magazines, wrote and published collections of short stories and a novel. Dahl was born at the parish of Osen in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. She was the daughter of Peder Person Dahl (1846-1925) and Lene Martinusdatter Ulvevadet Dahl (1839-1918). She came to America during 1883 at the age of two along with her parents and six older siblings. Her family initially lived in a homestead in Day County, South"
"Michael Dahl Michael Dahl (1659–1743) was a Swedish portrait painter who lived and worked in England most of his career and died there. He was one of the most internationally known Swedish painters of his time. He painted portraits of many aristocrats and some members of royal families, such as Queen Anne of Great Britain, Prince George of Denmark and the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden. Michael Dahl was born in Stockholm, in 1656 or 1659: most of the sources point to 1659. His mother, Catarina Dahl, is assumed to have made many silent sacrifices to give Michael the opportunity"
"Robert A. Dahl Robert Alan Dahl (; December 17, 1915 Inwood, Iowa, U.S. – February 5, 2014 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.) was a political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He established the pluralist theory of democracy—in which political outcomes are enacted through competitive, if unequal, interest groups—and introduced ""polyarchy"" as a descriptor of actual democratic governance. An originator of ""empirical theory"" and known for advancing behavioralist characterizations of political power, Dahl's research focused on the nature of decision making in actual institutions, such as American cities. Dahl received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington"
"He then assigned to go to Africa, but declined Egypt because it was ""too dusty."" The manager instead selected Dahl for East Africa, delighting him. Roald Dahl sets off to Africa, now a young man, and unbeknownst to him, Adolf Hitler has become chancellor of Germany and will soon split the world in two. Boy (book) Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. It describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his"
"Lucy Dahl Lucy Neal Dahl (born 4 August 1965) is a British screenwriter and daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Lucy Dahl was born on 4 August 1965 in England. Her parents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Dahl wrote the screenplay for ""Wild Child"" and served as a consultant on ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"", based on her father's book of the same name. She is also a content contributor to the online food and wine magazine ""Zester Daily"". Dahl has been married twice. She married firstly, in 1987, Michael Faircloth, with"
"Français in London. Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators. Blake was born in 1932 in Sidcup, Kent, and was evacuated to the West Country"
"Tessa Dahl Chantal Sophia ""Tessa"" Dahl (born 11 April 1957) is an English author and former actress. She is the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Dahl was born in Oxford, the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. She grew up in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and attended Roedean and Downe House schools, the Elizabeth Russell Cookery School and the Herbert Bergof Acting Studio. Dahl has worked as an actress, modeled, worked at an antique shop, worked at an employment agency and written articles for ""Tatler"" before publishing her first novel,"
"whom she has two daughters, Phoebe Dahl (born November 4, 1988) and Chloe Michaela Dahl (born September 12, 1990). The couple divorced in 1991. Dahl's second marriage was in 2002, to John LaViolette. They divorced in 2016. Lucy Dahl Lucy Neal Dahl (born 4 August 1965) is a British screenwriter and daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Lucy Dahl was born on 4 August 1965 in England. Her parents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Dahl wrote the screenplay for ""Wild Child"" and served as a consultant on ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"","
"Maurice Ravel. When he returned to Sweden he became an organist in Varberg, where he lived until his death. Viking Dahl Viking Dahl, (8 October 1895 - 5 January 1945), was a Swedish composer, active also as a painter and an author. He was brother to K. G. William Dahl. Viking Dahl was born in Osby in Scania and studied at the Royal College of Music 1915-1919 in Stockholm and thereafter in Copenhagen and Berlin. During a stay in Paris 1920, he wrote the dance drama ""Maison de Fous"" for Ballets Suédois. He developed his own avant-gardism during his studies"
"father Harald Dahl and mother Sophie Heidelberg were Norwegians who lived in Cardiff, Wales. Harald and his brother Oscar split up and went their separate ways, Oscar going to La Rochelle. While Harald had lost an arm from complications after fracturing it: a doctor was summoned, but was drunk on arrival and mistook the injury for a dislocated shoulder which really hurt at the time. His attempt to relocate the shoulder caused further damage to the fractured arm, necessitating an amputation. According to Dahl, his only serious problem was not being able to cut the top off a boiled egg."
"of English as a church language. She was honored by the Norwegian Society in America (""Det Norske Selskab i Amerika"") with its annual literary prize in 1918. She was a representative from the State of Idaho at the Norse-American Centennial in Minneapolis in June 1925. Dorthea Dahl Dorthea Dahl (March 20, 1881 – September 11, 1958) was a Norwegian-born American writer. Dahl has been recognized for her great contributions to Norwegian-American literature. She wrote numerous short stories for magazines, wrote and published collections of short stories and a novel. Dahl was born at the parish of Osen in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway."
"Regin Dahl Regin Dahl (5 November 1918 in Tórshavn – 29 March 2007 in Copenhagen) was a Faroese author and composer. Dahl came from a literary family; his father being the translator and provost Jákup Dahl. His own poetry has been described as more modernistic than that of many previous Faroese poets. His family also contained musicians like his grandfather Georg Casper Hansen, and Dahl himself was noted as a composer. In youth he did not know how to transcribe his compositions so would work on them in his head before performing them at cultural events. As a composer he"
"Walter Scott Dahl Walter Scott Dahl (21 February 1839 – 4 September 1906) was a Norwegian jurist and member of the Norwegian Parliament with the Liberal Party. Dahl was born at Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Nils Nilssøn Dahl (1806-1854) and wife Christopha Kirstine Rønneberg (1812-1890). His father was a parish priest in Melhus. His younger brother was priest and author, Konrad Dahl (1843-1931). In 1854, he moved to Gloppen to further his education. Dahl was awarded his Cand.jur. in 1859. In 1864 he moved to Christiania (now Oslo). He became chief judge in 1864 and"
"From 1961 to 1968 he was commander of Akershus Fortress. He was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1965. Ørnulf Dahl Ragnvald Ørnulf Rolsdorph Dahl (15 February 1900 – 8 December 1971) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Hamar, and was a brother of Arne Dagfin Dahl. He served at the Norwegian Legation in Finland in 1940, at the Norwegian Legation in Stockholm from 1940 to 1944, and at the Norwegian High Command in London from 1944 to 1945. As Colonel he headed Brigade 481 of the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany in"
"officials, free and fair elections, inclusive suffrage, rights to run for office, freedom of expression, alternative information and associational autonomy. Those institutions are a major advance in that they create multiple centers of political power. Dahl was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 1995. The best known of Dahl's works include: Robert A. Dahl Robert Alan Dahl (; December 17, 1915 Inwood, Iowa, U.S. – February 5, 2014 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.) was a political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He established the pluralist theory of democracy—in which political outcomes are enacted through"
"Carl Adolph Dahl Carl Adolph Dahl (11 August 1769 – 3 June 1819) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. Carl Adolph Dahl was born at Aave in Rekefjord at Sokndal, in Rogaland, Norway. Dahl graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1791. He worked as town clerk, acting magistrate and judge in Fredrikshald in Østfold. In 1795, he became acting commissioner in Fredrikshald. In 1797, he served as councilman and in 1798 judge in Tune and Veme. He also became Bailiff and town clerk in Tonsberg. In 1803, Dahl was bailiff in Fredrikshald and moved back there where he was"
"another member of your own squadron."" Author Roald Dahl is credited with getting the gremlins known outside the Royal Air Force. He would have been familiar with the myth, having carried out his military service in 80 Squadron of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East. Dahl had his own experience in an accidental crash-landing in the Western Desert. In January 1942, he was transferred to Washington, D.C. as Assistant Air attaché at the British Embassy. It was there that he wrote his first children's novel, ""The Gremlins,"" in which ""Gremlins"" were tiny men who lived on RAF fighters."
"Boy (book) Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. It describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing as a career. It ends with his first job, working for Royal Dutch Shell. His autobiography continues in the book ""Going Solo"". An expanded edition titled More About Boy was published in 2008, featuring the full original text and illustrations with additional stories, letters, and photographs. Roald Dahl's"
"Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators. Blake was born in 1932 in Sidcup, Kent, and was evacuated to the West Country during World War"
"the artist's birthplace in Pomerania, on the Baltic coast: bathed in an even, gauzy moonlight, the ancient university town assumes an almost ethereal appearance.” Friedrich was fourteen years Dahl's elder and an established artist, but the two found in each other a shared love for nature and a shared enthusiasm for a way of depicting nature that was based on the study of nature itself rather than on the academic cliches that they both profoundly despised. One writer has put it this way:“A warm and sociable character, he soon met and became friendly with the more introverted and reclusive Friedrich,"
"Hans Dahl Hans Dahl (19 February 1849 – 27 July 1937) was a Norwegian painter. Hans Dahl was famous for his paintings of Norwegian fjords and surrounding landscapes. Hans Dahl was born in the village of Granvin, on the Hardangerfjord, in the county of Hordaland in Norway. His talent was already evident when Dahl was 16 years old. However, it was only after service in the army that Dahl received artistic education. Hans Dahl was educated first to become an officer and became a lieutenant in 1871. He served in the Bergenske Brigade until 1874. After leaving the army, he"
"K. G. William Dahl K. G. William Dahl (born 1883 - September 9, 1917) was a Swedish-American Lutheran pastor, author and social advocate. Kjell Gustaf William Dahl was born at Laholm in Halland, Sweden. He was the son of Samuel Dahl (1847-1932) and Katarina Lovisa Peterson (1859-1931). In his youth, his family moved to the parish of Osby, in Skåne where his father became rector of the local parish church. Both Dahl's father and grandfather had been Lutheran ministers of the Church of Sweden. His brother was the composer Viking Dahl. Dahl attended college at Kristianstad and Malmö. He immigrated"
"the United Kingdom, he served with the Norwegian High Command in London. Eilif Dahl Eilif Dahl (7 December 191617 March 1993) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kristiania. He was appointed professor of botany at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1965. His research interests centered on Arctic plants and lichen, plant geography and ecology. He was also a politician for the Labour Party, where he was a board member from 1965 to 1977. During the German occupation of Norway he took part in resistance work, and was a member of the"
"He was, for example, a key figure in the founding of the Norwegian National Gallery and of several other major art institutions in Norway, as well as in the preservation of Norwegian stave churches and the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim and Håkonshallen in Bergen. Dahl came from a very simple background – his father was a modest fisherman in Bergen, Norway – and he would later look back at his youth with bitterness. He regretted that he never had a ""real teacher"" in his childhood and, despite all his spectacular success, he believed that if he had"
"John Dahl John Dahl (born 1956) is an American film and television director and writer, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre. John Dahl was born in Billings, Montana, the second of four children (his brother is filmmaker Rick Dahl). Dahl spent his young life in and around Montana all the way up through his college years. His interest in film began at the age of seventeen, when he first saw ""A Clockwork Orange"", as told to Robert K. Elder in an interview for ""The Film That Changed My Life"". This film captured my imagination so much. It"