Category:Roald Dahl - Wikimedia Commons (2024)

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide.

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

Роальд Даль, 1954 год

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Name in native language
  • Roald Dahl
Date of birth13 September 1916
Llandaff (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Date of death23 November 1990
Oxford
Manner of death
  • natural causes
Place of burial
  • Great Missenden (51°42′4.88″N 0°41′59.79″W)
Work period (start)
  • 1942
Country of citizenship
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
Residence
  • Llandaff (1916–)
  • Gipsy House (1953–)
Educated at
  • Repton School
  • The Cathedral School
  • Weston-super-Mare
Occupation
  • screenwriter
  • novelist
  • autobiographer
  • poet
  • short story writer
  • children's writer
  • writer
  • fighter pilot
Native language
  • Norwegian
Father
  • Harald Dahl
Mother
  • Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg
Sibling
  • Astri Dahl
Child
  • Olivia Dahl
  • Tessa Dahl
  • Ophelia Dahl
  • Theo Dahl
  • Lucy Dahl
Spouse
  • Patricia Neal (1953–1983)
  • Felicity Dahl
Notable work
  • Danny, the Champion of the World
Award received
  • Edgar Awards (1954)
  • Zilveren Griffel (1984)
  • World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (1983)
  • Golden Paintbrush (1979)
  • Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (1989)
  • Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (1991)
  • Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (1993)
  • Edgar Awards (1960)
  • Children's Book Award
official website
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Subcategories

This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total.

1

  • 11 High Street, Llandaff

    (6 F)

B

  • The BFG (2016 film)

    (43 F)

C

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    (9 C, 6 F)

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)

    (3 C, 1 F)

E

  • EI-FJW (aircraft)

    (3 F)

G

  • Grave of Roald Dahl, Great Missenden

    (4 F)

L

  • LN-LNO (aircraft)

    (11 F)

M

  • Matilda the Musical

    (19 F)

P

  • Plaques to Roald Dahl in the United Kingdom

    (1 C)

R

  • Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

    (6 F)

  • Roald Dahl Plass

    (5 C, 73 F)

S

  • Scarecrows of characters by Roald Dahl

    (3 C, 6 F)

T

  • Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)

    (1 C)

  • The BFG (book)

    (2 C)

  • The Enormous Crocodile, Cardiff

    (29 F)

Media in category "Roald Dahl"

The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total.

  • Roald Dahl (1982).jpg1,043 × 1,391; 727 KB

  • Bookshelf Roald Dahl.jpg3,095 × 2,296; 4.02 MB

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) front cover, first US edition.jpg1,904 × 2,802; 4.96 MB

  • Joost Roelofsz Gouden Penseel 1982 (cropped).jpg2,633 × 1,878; 2.67 MB

  • Norwegian Air UK Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner G-CJUL (Roald Dahl) taxiing at John F Kennedy International Airport.jpg1,400 × 1,050; 537 KB

  • Pages artwork - Bearwood School - 2015-08-17 - Andy Mabbett - 159.JPG3,872 × 2,592; 3.53 MB

  • Patricia Neal leaning on lap of Roald Dahl LCCN2004663396.jpg463 × 640; 31 KB

  • Patricia Neal und Roald Dahl.jpg664 × 936; 91 KB

  • Patricia Neal, first appearance after stroke, with family.jpg4,987 × 4,624; 9.01 MB

  • Portrait of Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal LCCN2004662759.jpg308 × 420; 20 KB

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  • Roald Dahl (cropped).jpg338 × 450; 46 KB

  • Roald Dahl (l) en Nannie Kuiper, Bestanddeelnr 932-3624.jpg3,669 × 2,437; 1.62 MB

  • Roald Dahl (Zilveren Griffel), Nannie Kuiper (Gouden Griffel), Joost Roelofz (Go, Bestanddeelnr 932-3622.jpg3,669 × 2,437; 1.41 MB

  • Roald Dahl - Bizarre! Bizarre! - Book cover.jpg195 × 277; 21 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Kiss Kiss (French translation) - Book cover.jpg195 × 273; 9 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Kiss Kiss - Book cover of 1st edition.jpg249 × 374; 58 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Over en sluiten (Dutch translation of Over to You) - Book cover.jpg481 × 759; 102 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Over to You - Book cover of 1st edition.jpg188 × 267; 16 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Selected Stories of Roald Dahl - Book cover.jpg307 × 467; 45 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Someone Like You - Book cover of 1st editon.jpg283 × 409; 52 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Switch Bitch - Book cover of 1st edition.jpg285 × 434; 30 KB

  • Roald Dahl - Two Fables - Book cover.jpg191 × 309; 15 KB

  • Roald Dahl Asta Else Alfhild Cardiff 1927A.jpg291 × 420; 47 KB

  • Roald Dahl Bibliotheek.JPG4,288 × 2,848; 2.97 MB

  • Roald Dahl Blue Plaque Weston Super Mare.jpg3,431 × 3,431; 9.56 MB

  • Roald Dahl Home Blue Plaque.jpg4,000 × 3,000; 2.8 MB

  • Roald Dahl September 1990.png371 × 512; 348 KB

  • Roald Dahl signeert boeken in de Kinderboekenwinkel in Amsterdam lange rij wach, Bestanddeelnr 934-3368.jpg3,683 × 2,445; 1.51 MB

  • Roald Dahl signeert boeken in de Kinderboekenwinkel in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 934-3367 (cropped).jpg2,398 × 2,211; 1,019 KB

  • Roald Dahl signeert boeken in de Kinderboekenwinkel in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 934-3367.jpg3,683 × 2,445; 1.55 MB

  • Roald Dahl's gipsy caravan - geograph.org.uk - 112566.jpg640 × 473; 111 KB

  • Roald Dahl's leather flying helmet.jpg3,611 × 2,950; 4.76 MB

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  • Roald Dahls Memorial Seat, Great Missenden (geograph 2373417).jpg3,072 × 2,304; 1.77 MB

  • Roald Dahls Pass Historic Marker.jpg4,000 × 3,000; 3.41 MB

  • The Great Wall - Chinese Takeaway - geograph.org.uk - 2004907.jpg640 × 480; 99 KB

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