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Traditionally, his books are illustrated by Quentin Blake, master of loopy sketchiness. Almost all of his juvenile books have been made into movies—the iconic ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' more than once—and, curiously, no two of these movies were made by the same people (though [[Henry Selick]] almost broke this trend; after making ''James and the Giant Peach'', he was slated to direct ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'', but left to work on ''Coraline'' instead).
 
He was born on September 13, and wrote two autobiographies: "''Boy: Tales of Childhood"'' (exactly what it says on the tin) and "''Going Solo''," about his time serving in WWII. As with any monument of children's entertainment, his personal life is the subject of much debate. Not only was he a prolific author, he was also a [[Ace Pilot|fighter ace]] and a spy. He was also known for being [[The Casanova|an utterly shameless womaniser]]. He was married for many years to Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal. When she tragically suffered burst cerebral aneurysms the diagnosis was that she would never walk or talk again. Dahl wouldn't hear of this, and personally took control of her rehabilitation. Over the next few years he—for want of a better word—bullied her back to health.
 
Most controversially (and the obvious reason why he never received a knighthood or other official UK honours) he was also quite the anti-Semite:
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