Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff,
South Wales. In 1953, he published the best-selling story collection Someone Like You and married
actress, Patricia Neal. He published the popular book James and the Giant Peach in 1961.
In 1964, he released another highly successful work, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
which was later adapted for two films. Over his decades-long writing career,
Dahl wrote 19 children's books. He died on November 23, 1990, in Oxford,
England.

Dahl first established himself as a children’s writer in 1961, when he published the book James and the Giant Peach. The book met with wide critical and commercial acclaim. Three years later, Dahl published another big winner, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Both books were eventually made into popular movies. In addition to James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dahl's most popular kids' books include Fantastic Fox (1970), The Witches (1983) and Matilda (1988).

After suffering an unspecified infection, on November 12, 1990, Roald Dahl was admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. He died there on November 23, 1990, at the age of 74. Over his decades-long writing career, Dahl composed 19 children’s books and nine short story collections. He also wrote several television and movie scripts.