Roald Dahl

Birthdate:
September 13, 1916
Birthplace:
Oxford, Oxforshire, England

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  • 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'

    ...for an animated movie, but director Wes Anderson ("The Royal Tenenbaums") proves a fine choice for the Roald Dahl story about a fox (voice of George Clooney ) who tries to overcome the prowling tradition of his species......

  • 'New Moon' nearly 'Blind Side'-d at Thanksgiving box office

    ...Wednesday. Including its solid results at four theaters the previous two weekends, the quirky adaptation of the Roald Dahl book directed by Wes Anderson has grossed $10.1 million. It cost about $35 million to produce. Meanwhile......

  • 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'

    ...Partly, I think, it's a matter of how Anderson's sense of humor rubs up against that of the book's author, Roald Dahl . It's also a matter of how the fox at the center has been altered, from a roguish but essentially heroic savior......

  • 'Nancy Drew' Star Born to Be 'Wild'

    ...across the pond to boarding school. The story was inspired by the late "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author Roald Dahl 's daughter, screenwriter Lucy Dahl, who also attended boarding school. Production is set to begin this summer......

  • Clooney, Blanchett Have 'Fantastic' Voices

    ...actors are in negotiations to voice the foxy leads in the Wes Anderson -directed stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl 's children's classic. Dahl's book focuses on three blundering farmers -- Boggis, Bunce and Bean -- who......

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