by: kaeli, matt, and blaise. –a famous children's book writer –born on september 13, 1916...
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By: Kaeli, Matt, and Blaise
– A famous children's book writer
– Born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales
– He married Patrica Neil
– Got divorced and then married Feilicity Ann Crossland
– Didn’t attend college
• He had five children named Olivia, Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy.
• Olivia died at the age of seven because of the measles.
• Quentin Blake illustrated almost every book he wrote.
• He and Roald Dahl worked together from 1975 to when Roald died in 1990.
–written a lot of books
–one of his most popular is Charlie and the chocolate factory which was made into a major motion picture.
• In 1954 he won the Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award.
• In 1959 he Won his second Edgar Allan Poe Award and second Mystery Writers of America Award.
• In 1983 he Won New York Times Outstanding Book Award, Federation of Children's Book Groups Award, and Whitbread Award.
• James And The Giant Peach
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• The Witches
• Matilda
• Danny The Champion of the World
• The BFG
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Unfortunately Roald Dahl died November 23, 1990.
• Now we celebrate Roald Dahl day on Roald Dahl’s birthday September 13