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Roald Dahl

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The Resume

    (September 13, 1916-November 23, 1990)
    Wrote 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' 'The Witches,' 'James and the Giant Peach' and 'Matilda'
    Wrote the screenplay for 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (1971)

Why he might be annoying:

    When he was a child, his teacher would often scold him and his classmates while she stuck her hand in their candy jars, so one day he put a dead mouse in his.
    Many of his books which are geared toward children, feature the violent deaths of adults.
    He refused being knighter (1986).

Why he might not be annoying:

    While serving as a fighter pilot in WW II, his plane was shot down and he escaped just before the gas tanks exploded. After recovering from his injuries, he returned to combat and shot down four more enemy planes.
    Many of his books have been turned into movies.
    The movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' became a classic.

Credit: AMH


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 95 Votes: 56.84% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 170 Votes: 32.35% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 15.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 84 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 114 Votes: 69.30% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 99 Votes: 37.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 32.31% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 170 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 250 Votes: 41.20% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 325 Votes: 42.77% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 483 Votes: 42.65% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1138 Votes: 42.44% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1416 Votes: 36.72% Annoying