Roald Dahls
9/13/1916 - 23 November 1990
Virgo
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Roald Dahl, the versatile writer who thrilled adults and children alike with his suspenseful tales, died on Wednesday at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. He was 74 years old. Mr. Dahl's books, which have sold more than 34 million copies worldwide, have become classics of children's literature. His works were characterized by a darkly comic mood, with a touch of the macabre or grotesque.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of blood disease.
- Age at Death
- 74 years
- Funeral Location
- Great Missenden Parish Church, Buckinghamshire, England
- Final Resting Place
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England