Dahl's usual illustrator, Quentin Blake, was "away on holiday," she said, so "Ian asked Dahl if he could help with the illustrations". "Dahl ended up producing a variety of sketches which Ian used ...

Rowenna Hoskin - BBC News June 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM Copied Boy is the only book for which Roald Dahl attempted his own illustrations during his career [Lyon & Turnbull] ...

Roald Dahl's original sketches, created for his memoir, will be sold at auction after being found in an envelope. Dahl, who was born in the Cardiff suburb of Llandaff, produced the sketches in black ...

Roald Dahl would be “immediately” cancelled in today’s world, the Hollywood actor portraying him in the West End has said. John Lithgow, who has won plaudits for his portrayal of the Charlie ...

Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021 —but it’s been tapping into the author’s vast catalogue since 2018, when it inked an animation-specific deal to bring his work to the ...

Puffin and the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) are to publish new stories featuring Roald Dahl’s worlds and characters, including a book following on from The Twits written by Greg James and ...

The fact that Dahl hated Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and publicly disowned the film gives a lot of credence to the idea that authors aren’t always the best judges of their own work.

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Born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff, Wales, Roald Dahl was a literary legend whose career spanned from fighter pilot in World War II to screenwriter, but it's his contributions to children's ...

The Roald Dahl Museum in Britain said that the renowned children's writer's racism was 'undeniable and indelible'. They have also pointed out that the museum is undertaking work towards ...

The Roald Dahl Museum in England, founded by the widow of the children’s author, has acknowledged his racism was “undeniable and indelible.” Dahl, who died in 1990, was the creator of ...

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre has condemned the late author’s antisemitic remarks in a new statement, saying that his “racism is undeniable and indelible.” In a post on its website ...