Timelines

This timeline contains all information about Roald Dahl’s life, the books he wrote, and movies, television shows, and theater productions he was involved in. It continues past his death to the present day (since new Dahl works are still being released).

1942

“Shot Down Over Libya”

August 1, 1942 – “Shot Down Over Libya” is published in The Saturday Evening Post.

1942

“The Gremlins”

December 1942 – “The Gremlins” is published in Cosmopolitan magazine.

1943

“The Sword”

August 1943 – “The Sword” is published in The Atlantic magazine.

1944

“Katina”

March 1944 –  “Katina” is published in Ladies Home Journal magazine.

1944

“Only This”

September 1944 – “Only This” is published in Ladies Home Journal magazine.

1944

“Beware of the Dog”

October 1944 – “Beware of the Dog” is published in Harper’s Magazine.

1944

“Missing: Believed Killed”

November 1944 – “Missing: Believed Killed” is published in Tomorrow magazine. (This was a continuation of sorts of “Shot Down Over Libya.”)

1945

“They Shall Not Grow Old”

March 1945 – “They Shall Not Grow Old” is published in Ladies Home Journal magazine.

1945

“Madame Rosette”

August 1945 – “Madame Rosette” is published in Harper’s Magazine.

1945

“Death of an Old Old Man”

September 1945 – “Death of an Old Old Man” is published in Ladies Home Journal magazine.

1945

“Smoked Cheese” and “Someone Like You”

November 1945 – “Smoked Cheese” is published in The Atlantic magazine and “Someone Like You” is published in Town and Country.

1948

“Collector’s Item”

September 4, 1948 – “Collector’s Item” is published in Collier’s magazine. (The story would later be republished as “Man From the South.”)

1949

“The Sound Machine”

September 17, 1949 – “The Sound Machine” is published in The New Yorker magazine.

1950

“Poison”

June 3, 1950 – “Poison” is published in Collier’s magazine.

1951

“Girl Without a Name”

November 1951 – “Girl Without a Name” is published in Today’s Woman magazine.

1951

“Taste”

December 1951 – “Taste” is published in The New Yorker magazine.

1952

“Dip in the Pool”

January 19, 1952 – “Dip in the Pool” is published in The New Yorker magazine.

1952

“Skin”

May 7, 1952 – “Skin” is published in The New Yorker magazine. (The original title was “A Picture for Drioli” but it was changed before publication.)

1952

“My Lady Love, My Dove”

June 21, 1952 – “My Lady Love, My Dove” is published in The New Yorker.

1953

“Dog Race”

July 25, 1953 – “Dog Race” is published in The New Yorker magazine. (The story would be later republished as “Mr. Feasey.”)