Astrid Lindgren vs Roald Dahl
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Roald Dahl (1916–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1916 to 1990.
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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
- — Born at Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden Verified
- — Worked as a junior journalist at Vimmerby Tidning Verified
- — Birth of her son Lars Verified
- — Married Sture Lindgren Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Karin Verified
- — Publication of Pippi Longstocking Verified
- — Children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren Verified
- — Published the satire Pomperipossa in Monismania Verified
- — Received the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- — Born in Llandaff, Cardiff Verified
- — Attended Repton School in Derbyshire Verified
- — Joined the Shell Petroleum Company Verified
- — Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Verified
- — Posted to Washington, D.C. as assistant air attaché and published his first story Verified
- — Married actress Patricia Neal Verified
- — Settled at Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Verified
- — Published James and the Giant Peach Verified
- — Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified