This timeline contains all information about Roald Dahl’s life, the books he wrote, and movies, television shows, and theater productions he was involved in. It continues past his death to the present day (since new Dahl works are still being released).
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1943
The Gremlins
First edition, front
First published book.
1946
Over to You
1948
Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen
Scribner’s, 1948 – Jacket
1953
Someone Like You
Knopf, 1953
1959
Kiss Kiss
Knopf, 1960
1961
James and the Giant Peach
“James and the Giant Peach”
1964
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Alfred A. Knopf, 1964
1966
The Magic Finger
HarperCollins, 1966
1968
Selected Stories of Roald Dahl
The Modern Library, 1968
1969
Twenty Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl
1970
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Knopf, 1970
1972
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Knopf, 1972
1974
Switch B***h
Knopf, 1974
1975
Danny the Champion of the World
Knopf, 1975
1977
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Knopf, 1977
1978
The Enormous Crocodile and The Best of Roald Dahl
Knopf, 1978Vintage Books, 1978
1979
My Uncle Oswald, Tales of the Unexpected, and Taste and Other Tales
Michael Joseph, 1979Vintage, 1979Longman, 1979
1980
The Twits, More Tales of the Unexpected, and A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories