Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl was a British author famed for his darkly imaginative children's books such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda," as well as his work in adult fiction and screenwriting.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Roald Dahl canonical 40
Dahl 5
Roald 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographer
children's writer
human
novelist
screenwriter
short story writer
causeOfDeath myelodysplastic syndrome
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1916-09-13
dateOfDeath 1990-11-23
employer Royal Air Force
ethnicOrigin Norwegian
familyName Roald Dahl self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dahl
fullName Roald Dahl self-link
genre black comedy
children's literature
fantasy
horror fiction
short story
givenName Roald Dahl self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roald
hasAdaptation Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film)
Matilda
surface form: Matilda (1996 film)

Matilda the Musical
The BFG (2016 film)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971 film)
surface form: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971 film)
hasSignature Signature of Roald Dahl.svg
influenced Sir Quentin Blake
surface form: Quentin Blake

numerous contemporary children's authors
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
notableAward Edgar Award
surface form: Edgar Allan Poe Award
notableWork Boy: Tales of Childhood
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
surface form: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Danny, the Champion of the World
Fantastic Mr. Fox
surface form: Fantastic Mr Fox

George's Marvellous Medicine
Going Solo
James and the Giant Peach
Kiss Kiss
Matilda
Someone Like You
Switch Bitch
The BFG
The Twits
The Witches
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
numberOfChildren 5
occupation fighter pilot
screenwriter
writer
placeOfBirth Llandaff
surface form: Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
placeOfBurial St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
placeOfDeath Oxford
surface form: Oxford, England, United Kingdom
religion Anglicanism
residence Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
sexOrGender male
spouse Felicity d'Abreu Crosland
Patricia Neal

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert A. Dahl familyName Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Dahl
George L. Dahl familyName Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Dahl
Roald Amundsen givenName Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Roald
Fantastic Mr. Fox basedOnAuthor Roald Dahl
Sir Quentin Blake collaboratedWith Roald Dahl
subject surface form: Quentin Blake
Patricia Neal spouse Roald Dahl
Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl fullName Roald Dahl self-link
Roald Dahl givenName Roald Dahl self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roald
Roald Dahl familyName Roald Dahl self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dahl
The Witches (2020 film) author Roald Dahl
subject surface form: The Witches (novel)
Birgitta Dahl familyName Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Dahl
Puffin Books hasNotableAuthor Roald Dahl
Repton School notableAlumnus Roald Dahl
Llandaff hasNotablePerson Roald Dahl
Ophelia Dahl familyName Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Dahl
Ophelia Dahl parent Roald Dahl
Ophelia Dahl father Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel) author Roald Dahl
subject surface form: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket creator Roald Dahl
Grandpa Joe createdBy Roald Dahl
Veruca Salt creator Roald Dahl
Violet Beauregarde creator Roald Dahl
Augustus Gloop creator Roald Dahl
Mike Teavee creator Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971 film) basedOnWorkAuthor Roald Dahl
subject surface form: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971 film) screenwriter Roald Dahl
subject surface form: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Oompa-Loompas creator Roald Dahl
Oompa-Loompas belongsToFictionalUniverse Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Roald Dahl universe
Henry Selick basedOnWorkOf Roald Dahl
Matilda authorOfSourceWork Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Plass namedAfter Roald Dahl
Mrs. Fox creator Roald Dahl
Ash creator Roald Dahl
Kristofferson creator Roald Dahl
Farmer Boggis creator Roald Dahl
Farmer Bean creator Roald Dahl
Mr. Fox createdBy Roald Dahl
Farmer Bunce creator Roald Dahl
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake hasCollaboratedWith Roald Dahl
subject surface form: Quentin Saxby Blake
Sophie Dahl isGranddaughterOf Roald Dahl
Sophie Dahl relative Roald Dahl
Tony Ross hasIllustratedWorkOf Roald Dahl
this entity surface form: Roald Dahl (some editions)