Full Name=Roald Dahl; Profession= British author of children's literature, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace whose imaginative, darkly humorous tales became classics of 20th‑century children's fiction; Nationality=British, born to Norwegian immigrant parents and raised in Wales and later England; Born=13 September 1916; Birthplace=Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom; Generation=Greatest Generation (G.I. Generation cohort born 1901–1927 who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II); Chinese Zodiac=Dragon (specifically Fire Dragon in the 1916 year of the Chinese zodiac); Zodiac Sign=Virgo (Sun in Virgo with birthday 13 September 1916); Age in 2026=110 years old in 2026 if still living; Marital Status= Married to American actress Patricia Neal from 1953 until their divorce in 1983, then married to Felicity "Liccy" Crosland from 1983 until his death in 1990; Children= Five children with Patricia Neal: Olivia Twenty (1955–1962), Tessa (Chantal Tessa Sophia, born 1957), Theo Matthew Roald (born 1960), Ophelia (born 1964), and Lucy (born 1965); Description=Roald Dahl is widely regarded as one of the most influential and beloved children's authors in the English‑speaking world, celebrated for his ingenious plots, subversive humor, and unforgettable characters in books such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The BFG," and many others, many of which have been adapted into successful films and stage works; Cause of Death=Died aged 74 on 23 November 1990 in Oxford, England, from acute leukemia complicating myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder sometimes described as a form of leukemia or blood cancer.