Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car is a children's story written by Ian Fleming and illustrated by John Burningham. It was initially published in three volumes, the first of which was released o
The hardcover three volumes (first editions)
Louis Zborowski in the driving seat of "Chitty Bang Bang 1"
The Mercedes-Benz SSK, a car similar to that drawn by Amherst Villiers
Roald Dahl, one of the screenwriters for the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. He has b
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
…was serialised in the Daily Express and adapted as a comic strip. The book was loosely adapted as a 1968 film of the same name with a screenplay by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes; a subsequent novelisation was also published. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli, the co-producer of the James Bond film series…
At the age of 10 with his sisters Alfhild, Else and Asta. Cardiff, 1927
Mrs Pratchett's former sweet shop in Llandaff, Cardiff, has a blue plaque dedicated to Dahl. His autobiography Boy: Tales of Childhood recalls the prank he and his friends played on her using a jar of gobstoppers.
Repton School in Derbyshire, which Dahl attended from 1929 to 1934