Lucy Dahl

British screenwriter

Michael Faircloth
(m. 1987; div. 1991)
  • John LaViolette
    (m. 2002; div. 2016)
  • Children2, including Phoebe DahlParents
    • Roald Dahl
    • Patricia Neal
    Relatives
    • Olivia Dahl (sister)
    • Tessa Dahl (sister)
    • Theo Dahl (brother)
    • Ophelia Dahl (sister)
    • Sophie Dahl (niece)
    • Nicholas Logsdail (first cousin)

    Lucy Neal Dahl (born 4 August 1965) is a British screenwriter. She is the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal.

    Career

    Dahl wrote the screenplay for Wild Child based on her own experience at the boarding school Abbot’s Hill in Hertfordshire, and the experiences of her daughters growing up in LA. She also served as a consultant on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on her father's book of the same name. She is also a content contributor to the online food and wine magazine Zester Daily.[1]

    Personal life

    Dahl was born at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford,[2] She has been married twice. She married first, in 1987, Michael Faircloth, with whom she has two daughters, Phoebe Dahl (born 4 November 1988) and Chloe Michaela Dahl (born 12 September 1990). The couple divorced in 1991. Dahl's second marriage was in 2002, to John LaViolette. They divorced in 2016.[citation needed]

    References

    1. ^ zesterdaily.com articles by Lucy Dahl Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
    2. ^ Shearer, Stephen Michael (16 March 2021). Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-8072-4.

    External links

    • Lucy Dahl at IMDb
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    Roald Dahl
    Children's fictionChildren's poetryAdult novels
    Short story
    collections
    Non-fiction
    Film adaptations
    • 36 Hours (1964)
    • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    • Danny, the Champion of the World (1989)
    • The BFG (1989)
    • Breaking Point (1989)
    • The Witches (1990)
    • Four Rooms (1995)
    • James and the Giant Peach (1996)
    • Matilda (1996)
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    • Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
    • The BFG (2016)
    • Revolting Rhymes (2016)
    • Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
    • The Witches (2020)
    • Matilda the Musical (2022)
    • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
    • Wonka (2023)
    • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
    • The Twits (2025)
    Film scriptsTelevision series
    Musicals and plays
    • The Honeys (1955)
    • Fantastic Mr. Fox (1998)
    • Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka (2004)
    • The Witches (2008)
    • The Golden Ticket (2010)
    • James and the Giant Peach (2010)
    • Matilda (2010)
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013)
    • Fantastic Mr Fox (2016)
    • The Witches (2023)
    See also
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    International
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    National
    • Germany


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