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How Roald Dahl’s wife inspired the BFG’s magical way with words

How Roald Dahl’s wife inspired the BFG’s magical way with words – Lovely story about the way Roald Dahl got inspiration from his wife Patricial Neal’s way of speaking after her aneurysm in 1965.

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Him: “Which one are you watching?”
Me: “The one... that I’m gonna do to you when you kick it.”
Him: “It’s the one with the brain in the basin, isn’t it?”
😂🧠👁 #talesoftheunexpected

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Yep. And it's kind of a mess, even before you get to the questionable race stuff. Head here (https://www.roalddahlfans.com/dahls-work/movies/you-only-live-twice/) to read more, including the script as well as a contemporaneous article Dahl wrote for Playboy...

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The screenplay for the fifth Bond film, You Only Live Twice, was written by Roald Dahl.

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Amusing, but Dahl fans immediately see the problem - James and the Giant Peach was written first! 🍑

Andy Ryan@ItsAndyRyan

Publisher: So you've given us a book about a big friendly giant, one about an enormous crocodile, and another where a granny takes a magic medicine and grows as big as a house. What's new?
Roald Dahl: There's this peach...
Publisher: Is it -
Roald Dahl: It's fucking huge