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'{{short description|British film producer}} {{infobox person | name = Felicity Dahl | birth_name = Felicity Ann d'Abreu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|12|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Llandaff]], [[Cardiff]], Wales | other_names = Liccy, Felicity Ann Dahl | occupation = Film producer | spouse = {{marriage|Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland|1959|1971|end=div}}<br />{{marriage|[[Roald Dahl]]|1983|1990|end=d}} | children = 3 }} '''Felicity Dahl''' (born 12 December 1938) is a British film producer who married the children's author [[Roald Dahl]] in 1983. She was previously married to Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland. The quietly spoken Dahl gave a rare interview in November 2008 to publicise the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize and reflect on her years with the late author.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/09/felicity-dahl-roald|title=My years with Roald. Felicity Dahl talks to Elizabeth Day|last=Day|first=Elizabeth|date=2008-11-09|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-05-16|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}.</ref> == Early life == In December 1938, Dahl was born in [[Llandaff]], a district in the north of [[Cardiff]], in Wales. It was coincidentally the birthplace of her future husband Roald Dahl in 1916. == Career == === Film production === Dahl served as producer of the 1996 film [[Matilda (1996 film)|''Matilda'']] and was executive producer of the 2005 film [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'']]. Her three preferred choices for the role of [[Willy Wonka]] in the film were [[Eddie Izzard]], [[David Walliams]] and [[Dustin Hoffman]], but she heartily approved of the casting of [[Johnny Depp]]. === Charity work === Dahl founded the Roald Dahl Foundation in 1991 which helped young people with brain, blood and literacy problems.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/thought-could-keep-affair-secret-2139528|title=We thought we could keep our affair secret, says Roald Dahl’s second wife|last=McCarthy|first=James|date=2008-11-12|website=walesonline|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref> This organisation became Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity in 2010, focusing on supporting seriously ill children. She is co-president and an active supporter even after retiring as a trustee in the mid 2010s. She also founded the [[Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre]] to carry on the literary legacy, creativity and imagination of Roald Dahl's work. == Personal life == In 1959, Dahl married Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland. They had three children together. In 1971, Dahl divorced Crosland. Dahl met Roald Dahl while she was working as a set designer on an advert for Maxim coffee with the author's then wife, American actress [[Patricia Neal]]. Soon after the pair were introduced, they began an 11-year relationship before they eventually wed in 1983, at [[London Borough of Lambeth#Landmarks|Brixton Town Hall]] in [[South London]].<ref name=":0" /> Dahl gave up her job and moved into [[Gipsy House]], in [[Great Missenden]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], which had been Roald Dahl's home since 1954. They remained married until Dahl's death at [[Oxford]]’s [[John Radcliffe Hospital]] in 1990. In 1991, Dahl posthumously published ''[[Memories with Food at Gipsy House]]'', a collection of anecdotes and recipes that she had written with her late husband. On 14 September 2009 the first [[blue plaque]] in Roald Dahl's honour was unveiled at a sweet shop in Llandaff. Dahl was present for the unveiling.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8253467.stm|title=Blue plaque marks Dahl sweet shop|date=2009-09-14|access-date=2019-05-16|language=en-GB}}</ref> == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |[[Matilda (1996 film)|''Matilda'']] |Producer |Feature film |- | rowspan="2" |2005 |''[[Imagine (TV series)|Imagine]]'' |Herself |1 episode |- |[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'']] |Executive producer | rowspan="2" |Feature film |- |2009 |[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|''Fantastic Mr. Fox'']] |Special thanks |- |2011 |''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' |Herself |1 episode |- |2019 |''[[A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon]]'' | rowspan="2" |Special thanks | rowspan="2" |Feature film |- |2020 |''Chicken Run 2'' |} == Bibliography == * ''[[Memories with Food at Gipsy House]]'', Viking Press, 1991, {{ISBN|978-0670834624}}. == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{imdbname|0196946|Liccy Dahl}} {{Roald Dahl|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahl, Felicity}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:British film producers]] [[Category:Dahl family|Felicity]]'