C.S Forester
Roald Dahl was transferred to Washington D.C. in 1942 while working as an assistant air attaché at the British Embassy.
Dahl began writing in 1942, after he was transferred to Washington, D.C. as Assistant Air Attaché.
Roald G. Bergsaker was born in 1942.
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During World War II, Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot. After he was sidelined by severe headaches in 1941, Roald was transferred to Washington, DC where C.S. Forester encouraged Roald to write about his experiences in the Royal Air Force (RAF).That writing, Dahl's first published work, appeared in the 1 August 1942 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, and was titled "Shot Down Over Libya".
In 1942 Roald Dahl was appointed to be the assistant air attaché at the British Embassy which was in Washington D.C. In August Roald Dahl had his first story published and he was promoted to flight lieutenant.
Roald Dahl, born in 1916, received his first award in 1954, at the age of 37. This was the occasion when he won the Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award. For a list of Roald Dahl's awards, see the related link below.
Roald Dahl's first book, "The Gremlins," was sold to Walt Disney for $50,000 in 1942.
Ling Li - writer - was born in 1942.
Chris Miller - writer - was born in 1942.
Matt Cohen - writer - was born in 1942.