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'''Sophie Dahl''' ({{née}} '''Holloway''', born 15 September 1977) is an English author and former [[fashion model]]. Her first novel was published in 2003, ''The Man with the Dancing Eyes'', followed by ''Playing With the Grown-ups'' in 2007. In 2009 she wrote ''Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights'', a cookery book with recipes that were recreated for a six-part [[BBC 2]] series, ''The Delicious Miss Dahl''. In 2011 her cookery book, ''From Season to Season'' was published, and her first children's book, ''Madame Badobedah'', was published in 2019 |
'''Sophie Dahl''' ({{née}} '''Holloway''', born 15 September 1977) is an English author and former [[fashion model]]. Her first novel was published in 2003, ''The Man with the Dancing Eyes'', followed by ''Playing With the Grown-ups'' in 2007. In 2009 she wrote ''Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights'', a cookery book with recipes that were recreated for a six-part [[BBC 2]] series, ''The Delicious Miss Dahl''. In 2011 her cookery book, ''From Season to Season'' was published, and her first children's book, ''Madame Badobedah'', was published in 2019. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
Revision as of 13:36, 6 November 2022
Sophie Dahl (
Early life and education
Dahl was born in London, to the actor Julian Holloway and the writer Tessa Dahl. As a child, Sophie frequently spent time at both her maternal and paternal grandparents' houses in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire[1] and East Preston, West Sussex, respectively.[2] Dahl has noted that her childhood was "an odd one, but with such magic".[3] Dahl attended 10 schools and lived in 17 homes in various locations including London, New York, and India.[3]
Career
Modelling
Dahl started modelling at the age of 18 after a meeting with
During her career as a model, Dahl worked with photographers including
Writing
In 2003 Dahl published her first book, an illustrated novella and Times bestseller, The Man with the Dancing Eyes (Bloomsbury Publishing).[17] From 2005 Dahl was a contributing editor and regular columnist at Men's Vogue, prior to its closure in 2008. Dahl is the author of four other books: Playing with the Grown-Ups (2007)[18] and two cook books, Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights (2009)[19] and From Season To Season (2011).[20] She was a contributor to an anthology, Truth or Dare, edited by Justine Picardie, which included works by Zoë Heller and William Fiennes.[21] She also provided introductions to the Puffin Classic new edition of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett,[22] and the Virago Press re-issue of Stella Gibbons' 1938 novel Nightingale Wood – both released in April 2009 – and Nancy Mitford's Don't Tell Alfred, reissued by Penguin in March 2010.[23]
In March and April 2010 a six-part cookery series, "The Delicious Miss Dahl", which Dahl wrote and presented, was broadcast on
Dahl was a contributing editor at British magazine Vogue for a decade, writing about subjects from cultural identity and the journey of refugees to Britain[25] to the Proustian response to scent, winning a Jasmine Award for her column.[26] She is a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveller, and has written essays for amongst others, The Guardian,[27] the American edition of Vogue, The Observer[28] and The New York Times Magazine.[29]
It was announced in the Bookseller in 2019 that Dahl had been signed to a four-book deal with Walker Books. The first of these, Madame Badoebdah, a children's picture book illustrated by Lauren O'Hara, was published in October 2019.[30][31] Dahl's second book with Walker, The Worst Sleepover in the World, illustrated by Luciano Lozano, will be published in October 2021.[32]
In 2020 Dahl became a monthly columnist and contributing editor at House & Garden magazine.[33]
Personal life
Dahl's paternal grandparents were the actor
On 9 January 2010 Dahl married the singer Jamie Cullum.[39] They had their first child, a daughter named Lyra, in March 2011.[40] The couple had a second daughter, Margot, in March 2013.[41] The family live in Buckinghamshire.[42]
Dahl is an ambassador at Place2Be, a charity who provide mental health support and advocacy in schools across the UK.[43]
Bibliography
- The Man with the Dancing Eyes. Ted Smart. 2003. ISBN 9781582343426.
- Playing with the Grown-ups. Anchor. 2007. ISBN 9780307388353.
- Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights: Recipes for Every Season, Mood, and Appetite. William Morrow Cookbooks. 2009. ISBN 9780061450990.
- Miss Dahl's Guide to All Things Lovely. HarperCollins. 2011. ISBN 9780007340514.
- Very Fond of Food: A Year in Recipes. Ten Speed Press. 2012. ISBN 9781607741787.
References
- ^ "Visiting the Roald Dahl Museum" Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Roald Dahl Museum.org, accessed 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl, model and TV presenter" Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Scotsman (magazine), 20 March 2010, accessed 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b "'I'm a bit of a dork" Archived 21 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian (online edition), 19 October 2007, accessed 26 November 2013
- ^ "Remembering Isabella Blow, the maverick stylist who changed British fashion, a decade on from her death Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine", The Telegraph, accessed 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Lainey Keogh Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine", Bloomsbuy Publishing, accessed 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl makes modelling comeback". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine", Models.com
- ^ "Brit Girls on the Vogue Cover" Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Vogue, accessed 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Vogue Italia April 2000: Sophie Dahl by Steven Meisel" Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Fashion Spot, accessed 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Elle Magazine Canada (July 2004)" Archived 31 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine famousfix.com, accessed 23 November 2020
- ^ "Harper's Bazaar Magazine - 2008 - Sophie Dahl" Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, magazinecanteen.com, accessed 15 October 2018
- ^ "Sophie Dahl Cover Interview" Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Red, 5 October 2010
- ^ "Tatler Magazine - October 2000 - Sophie Dahl" Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, magazinecanteen.com, accessed 15 October 2018
- ^ "Vogue Archive – Tim Walker" Archived 2 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Vogue, accessed 15 October 2018
- ^ "The Glamorous, Scandalous History of Yves Saint Laurent's Opium Fragrance Obsession". 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Offensive Opium Posters to be Removed" Archived 2 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, published 19 December 2000.
- ^ "Soft-shoe shuffle" Archived 2 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Hadley Freeman The Guardian, 1 February 2003, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ^ Guest, Katy (16 November 2007). "Playing with the Grown ups, by Sophie Dahl". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl" Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, accessed 2 February 2019.
- ^ "From Season to Season: A Year in Recipes (Hardback)" Archived 30 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Waterstones, accessed 23 November 2020
- ^ "Truth or Dare: The First Boy I Loved", pp. 105–117.
- ^ "The Secret Garden" Archived 31 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Penguin Books, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Don't Tell Alfred" Archived 1 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Penguin Books, accessed 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Two Programmes - The Marvellous Mrs Beeton, with Sophie Dahl". BBC. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "The Long Way Home". At the Kitchen Table. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Vogue Celebrated at Jasmine Awards" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Vogue magazine, 7 March 2013, accessed 26 November 2013.
- ^ "My grandfather Roald Dahl, the magician". The Guardian. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Fond Farewells – Patricia Neal". Time. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Letter of Recommendation: Mudlarking". The New York Times Magazine. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Madame Badobedah" Archived 13 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Walker Books, accessed 12 May 2020.
- ^ "The Sunday Times best children's books of the year 2019". Telegraph. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "I'm pleased as punch...", @mssophiedahl, Instagram, 25 May 2021
- ^ "Sophie Dahl" Archived 12 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, House & Garden, accessed 10 February 2021.
- ^ a b Holloway and Richards, pp. 74–75
- ^ Holloway and Richards, p. 74
- ^ "He was the nice one: farewell to Oliver Bernard" Archived 25 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, London Evening Standard, 4 June 2013
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 22 August 2007 (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ^ "Patricia Neal Obituary" Archived 24 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Telegraph, 9 August 2010, accessed 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum's Secret Wedding" Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 11 January 2010, accessed 26 November 2013
- ^ "Sophie Dahl Gives Birth to First Child" Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Telegraph, 6 March 2011, accessed 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Sophie Dahl Welcomes Second Child" Archived 20 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Vogue UK, 7 March 2013, accessed 22 October 2018
- ^ "Instagram snoop: Sophie Dahl" Archived 4 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine, House & Garden, accessed 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Our ambassadors and patrons". Place2Be. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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Sources
- Holloway, Stanley; Richards, Dick (1967). Wiv a little bit o' luck: The life story of Stanley Holloway. London: Frewin. OCLC 3647363.
External links
- Official website
- Sophie Dahl at IMDb
- Sophie Dahl on the Muck Rack journalist listing site