Spoiler : Born in Llandaff, Wales, England 9/13/1916; died 11/23/1990 in Oxford, England.

Spoiler : Married and divorced to actress Patricia Neal (1953-83); Liccy Dahl (1983-90 his death). Served in the British RAF during WWII. First novel was collection of his wartime experiances titled, Over To You (1946). Later became a writer of children's books (James And The Giant Peach 1961). Screenplays include You Only Live Twice (1967) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). Writer of macabre short-stories. Host of Way Out on CBS-TV (1961). Many of his stories were adapted to the British syndicated television series, Roald Dahl's Tales Of The Unexpected shown on American television from 1979 until 1981.