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Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal were married for 30 years. They dated for 2 years after getting together in 1951 and married on 2nd Jul 1953. 30 years later they divorced on 17th Nov 1983.
They had 5 children, Olivia Twenty (68), Chantal Tessa Sophia (66), Theo Matthew (63), Ophelia Magdalena (59) and Lucy Neal (58).
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Welsh Writer Roald Dahl was born on 13th September, 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales and passed away on 23rd Nov 1990 Oxford, Oxfordshire,England, UK aged 74. He is most remembered for Fantastic Mr Fox. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
American Actress Patricia Neal was born Patricia Louise Neal on 20th January, 1926 in Packard, Kentucky and passed away on 8th Aug 2010 Edgartown, Massachusetts aged 84. She is most remembered for The Day the Earth Stood Still. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Relationship Statistics
| Status | Duration | Length |
|---|
| Dating | 1951 - 2nd Jul 1953 |
2 years, 6 months
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|---|
| Married | 2nd Jul 1953 - Nov 1983 |
30 years, 4 months
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| Total |
1951 -
Nov 1983
|
32 years, 10 months
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|---|
(02 July 1953 - 17 November 1983) (divorced) (5 children)
Neal met British writer Roald Dahl at a dinner party hosted by Lillian Hellman in 1951. They married on July 2, 1953, at Trinity Church in New York. In 1961 and 1962 she suffered the death of one child and a grievous injury to another. Her daughter, Olivia, died from measles encephalitis and her son Theo`s carriage was hit by a taxi when he was just four months old. The marriage produced five children: Olivia Twenty (April 20, 1955 – November 17 1962); Chantal Tessa Sophia; Theo Matthew (b. 1960); Ophelia Magdalena; and Lucy Neal (b. 1965).
While pregnant in 1965, Neal suffered three burst cerebral aneurysms, and was in a coma for three weeks. Dahl directed her rehabilitation and she subsequently relearned to walk and talk ("I think I`m just stubborn, that`s all"). On August 4, 1965, she gave birth to a healthy daughter, Lucy.
Neal and Dahl`s 30-year marriage finally ended in divorce in 1983 after Dahl`s affair with Neal`s friend, Felicity Crosland.
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