Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 to Norwegian parents and originally wrote short stories for adults before having children of his own and publishing his first children's book called "The Gremlins" in 1943. He enjoyed writing stories in a small hut in his garden using pencil on yellow paper and had a love of chocolate that may have inspired him to write about Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, though he disliked chocolate cake and ice cream. Dahl was also a fighter pilot during World War 2 and died in 1990, being buried in a church in Great Missenden.

1. Roald
Dahl
A few facts

2. Roald Dahl was born on 13 September 1916, in Llandaff,
Cardiff. Roald Dahl’s parents were Norwegian.

3. Roald Dahl did not start writing for children until he had
children of his own. His first ever children’s book published
was in 1943 entitled ‘The Gremlins’. It is said that Roald was
never very fond of this book!

4. Roald Dahl originally
wrote short stories for
adults.
One of these books is
entitled ‘Kiss kiss’.
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5. He LOVED chocolate, but not chocolate cake or ice cream!
Maybe this is why he chose to write about Willy Wonka’s
Chocolate Factory!

6. He always wrote his stories in pencil on yellow paper. He would
write in a small hut in his garden.

7. Roald was a hurricane fighter pilot during WW2.

8. Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990 and is buried in St Peter
and Paul’s Church in Great Missenden.

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