Where was roald dahl born

List of works written by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter,^[1] and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times.^[2]

Dahl wrote his first story for children, The Gremlins, in 1943; the story was also written for Walt Disney, who was interested in turning it into a film that was ultimately never made.^[3] This was Roald Dahl's first children's book published, though it was originally not written as such.^[4] Dahl continued to write short stories, although these were all aimed at the adult market.

Dahl worked for periodicals as a short story contributor. Other stories were sold to magazines and newspapers, and were later compiled into collections, the first of which was published in 1946. Dahl began to make up bedtime stories for the children, and these formed the basis of several of his storie