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In a Dec. 10,1968 file photo, actress Patricia Neal and her husband, writer Roald Dahl arrive for the premiere of "The Subject Was Roses," in New York. To mark the September 2016 centennial of Dahl's birth, tributes will range from a "Traveling Trivia Tour" to a re-release of the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," starring Gene Wilder. New editions of "James and the Giant Peach," "The Witches" and other classics are being published, along with the "Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary." Steven Spielberg's adaptation of "The BFG," starring Mark Rylance, will show this month at the Cannes Film Festival and will open in theaters in July. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff, File)
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