Dame Felicity Ann Dahl is a British film producer who married the author Roald Dahl in 1983.
17 Facts About Felicity Dahl
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Felicity Dahl was previously married to Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland.
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The quietly spoken Dahl gave a rare interview in November 2008 to publicise the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize and reflect on her years with the late author.
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In December 1938, Felicity Dahl D'Abreu was born in Llandaff, a district in the north of Cardiff, in Wales.
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Felicity Dahl is the daughter of Dr Alphonsus D'Abreu and Elizabeth Throckmorton and the niece of Lt.
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Felicity Dahl served as producer of the 1996 film Matilda and was executive producer of the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Felicity Dahl's three preferred choices for the role of Willy Wonka in the film were Eddie Izzard, David Walliams and Dustin Hoffman, but she heartily approved of the casting of Johnny Depp.
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Felicity Dahl founded the Roald Dahl Foundation in 1991 which helped young people with brain, blood and literacy problems.
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Felicity Dahl is co-president and an active supporter even after retiring as a trustee in the mid 2010s.
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Felicity Dahl founded the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden, opened in 2005, which is devoted to storytelling and literacy.
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Felicity Dahl met Roald Dahl in 1972 while she was working as a set designer on an advert for Maxim coffee with the author's then-wife, American actress Patricia Neal.
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Felicity Dahl gave up her job and moved into Gipsy House, in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, which had been Roald Felicity Dahl's home since 1954.
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Felicity Dahl died seven years later in 1990, at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.
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In 1991, Felicity Dahl published Memories with Food at Gipsy House, a collection of anecdotes and recipes that she had written with her late husband.
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On 14 September 2009 the first blue plaque in Roald Felicity Dahl's honour was unveiled at a sweet shop in Llandaff.
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Felicity Dahl was present for the unveiling of the plaque dedicated to her late husband.
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Felicity Dahl was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to philanthropy, literature and young people.