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<\/a><\/p>\nA world without Roald Dahl would be a world without Oompa Loompas, Snozzcumbers, or Muggle-Wumps. And who would ever want to live in a world like that?<\/p>\n
Below are interesting facts about the famous children\u2019s author.<\/p>\n
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- Dahl was a fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force during World War II. And it was a plane crash near Alexandria, Egypt that actually\u00a0inspired him to begin writing.<\/li>\n
- Alongside fellow officers Ian Fleming and David Ogilvy, Dahl\u00a0provided intelligence\u00a0to an MI6 organization known as the British Security Coordination.<\/li>\n
- Roald Dahl wrote many of his books in a shed in his garden, sitting upon an old battered armchair. He wrote everyday from 10 am to 12 noon and then from 4 pm to 6pm. No one else was allowed inside.<\/li>\n
- He was friends with the American author, Ernest Hemingway.<\/li>\n
- Roald Dahl wrote seventeen children\u2019s stories, and he also produced many works for adults, as well as children\u2019s poetry and film scripts.<\/li>\n
- He wrote the screenplays for the movies\u00a0You Only Live Twice\u00a0<\/i>(the James Bond film) and\u00a0Chitty Chitty Bang Bang<\/i>.<\/li>\n
- He always wrote in pencil on yellow paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For more facts about Roald Dahl, watch the video below:<\/p>\n
- He always wrote in pencil on yellow paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n