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General Dahl News > 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

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.

Author KrisPosted on 24/07/201624/07/2016Categories General Dahl News

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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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RoaldDahlFansRoaldDahl Fans@RoaldDahlFans·

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...

Quite Interesting@qikipedia

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

RoaldDahlFansRoaldDahl Fans@RoaldDahlFans·

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

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