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Chitty Chitty author Roald Dahl dies at 74
Roald Dahl, the British writer of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, died in Oxford at age 74 after an infection led to his hospital admission on November 12. He authored nine short story collections, nineteen children’s books, and screenplays for film and TV.
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