Storyteller - Sturrock, Donald
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A single-minded adventurer and an eternal child who gave us the iconic Willy Wonka and Matilda Wormwood, Roald Dahl lived a life filled with incident, drama and adventure: from his harrowing experiences as an RAF fighter pilot and his work in British intelligence, to his many romances and turbulent marriage to the actress Patricia Neal, to the mental anguish caused by the death of his young daughter Olivia. In "Storyteller, "the first authorized biography of Dahl, Donald Sturrock--granted unprecedented access to the Dahl estate's archives--draws on personal correspondence, journals and…mehr

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A single-minded adventurer and an eternal child who gave us the iconic Willy Wonka and Matilda Wormwood, Roald Dahl lived a life filled with incident, drama and adventure: from his harrowing experiences as an RAF fighter pilot and his work in British intelligence, to his many romances and turbulent marriage to the actress Patricia Neal, to the mental anguish caused by the death of his young daughter Olivia. In "Storyteller, "the first authorized biography of Dahl, Donald Sturrock--granted unprecedented access to the Dahl estate's archives--draws on personal correspondence, journals and interviews with family members and famous friends to deliver a masterful, witty and incisive look at one of the greatest authors and eccentric characters of the modern age, whose work still delights millions around the world today.
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Donald Sturrockwas born in 1961 and grew up in England and South America. After reading Modern History at Oxford University, he joined BBC Televisions Music and Arts Department, where he worked as both producer and director between 1983 and 1992. After leaving the BBC, he wrote and directedThe Graham Greene Trilogyfor BBC2s ARENA series. Sturrock also directed a four-part series for the BBC, Plcido DomingosTales at the Operaand two award-winning television series for IMG Artists and Idale Audience, The Art of Singingand the Grammy award nominatedThe Art of Piano, as well as, An Awfully Big AdventureandThe Human Face(with John Cleese). In collaboration with an international team of composers, Sturrock has adapted and directed a series of musical versions of Roald Dahls childrens stories.