Lucy Neal Dahl (born 4 August 1965) is a British screenwriter. She is one of the daughters of British author

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime Flying ace, fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies ...

and American actress Patricia Neal.

Career

Dahl wrote the screenplay for '' Wild Child'' based on her own experience at the independent school Abbot's Hill in Hertfordshire, and the experiences of her daughters growing up in LA. She also served as a consultant on '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', based on her father's book of the same name. She is also a content contributor to the online food and wine magazine '' Zester Daily''.

Personal life

Dahl was born at John Radcliffe Hospital in

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, She has been married twice. She married first, in 1987, Michael Faircloth, with whom she has two daughters, Phoebe Dahl (born 4 November 1988) and Chloe Michaela Dahl (born 12 September 1990). The couple divorced in 1991. Dahl's second marriage was in 2002, to John LaViolette. They divorced in 2016.

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* 1965 births Living people 21st-century English screenwriters 21st-century English women writers Lucy English women screenwriters English people of American descent English people of Norwegian descent English people of Welsh descent People educated at Abbot's Hill School Writers from Oxford {{UK-screenwriter-stub