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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| Where/How First Met |
a dinner party hosted by Lillian Hellman in 1951. |
| Other Notable Facts |
Neal suffered three burst cerebral aneurysms, and was in a coma for three weeks. Dahl directed her rehabilitation. |
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