Roald Dahl Personal information: Born September 13, 1916 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Died November 23, 1990 Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Nationality British Occupation Novelist, poet, screenwriter Known for James and the Giant Peach (novel), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel), Matilda (novel)

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, poet, and screenwriter who wrote the screenplay for the 1967 film You Only Live Twice.

Some of his notable writings include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine and The BFG.