Rahl Dahl
Rahl Dahl was born in South Wales on September 13th 1916. He was a fighter pilot in World War II. After the war, Dahl came to America and began writing stories. His first children's book, The Gremlins was written in 1943. First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt liked it so much she invited Dahl to the White House.
Dahl married Patricia Neil, a famous actress, they had five children. Dahl’s stories began as bedtime stories to his children. He once said, “Had I not had children, I would not have written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so.” Dahl had many diverse hobbies, he grew enormous onions, he enjoyed breeding orchids, he raced greyhounds and helped invent a special valve used in surgery to drain fluid from the brain. Rahl Dahl died in 1990 at the age of 74.
Books By Rahl Dahl:
James and the Giant Peach,
Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits,
Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Danny the Champion of the World, The BFG
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