Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. Notable works: James and the Giant Peach; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Fant... Education: The Cathedral School, Llandaff; St Peter's School, Weston-super-Mare; R... Genre: Fantasy, suspense Years of service: 1939–1946 Cause of death: Suicide from hatred and shock from seeing the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory live action movie. Dahl despised the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ataptation from the book he wrote “Charlie and the chocolate factory” so much that after 19 years after the movie was released he tragically killed himself.