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    Olivia Dahl. Olivia Twenty Dahl (20 April 1955 – 17 November 1962) was the oldest child of the author Roald Dahl and the American actress Patricia Neal. She died at the age of seven from encephalitis caused by measles, before a vaccine against the disease had been developed. Roald Dahl's books James and the Giant Peach (1961) and The BFG ...

  3. May 28, 2020 · Olivia's death devastated Dahl Olivia was rushed to the hospital, where she was found to have developed measles encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. Treatment couldn't save the comatose ...

  4. Feb 3, 2015 · Roald Dahl at home in Great Missenden, Bucks, with his wife Patricia Neal, and their daughters Olivia and Chantal in 1962. Later this year, Olivia died of measles

  5. Feb 18, 2021 · As mentioned, the aftermath of Olivia's death is the subject of the Sky original film To Olivia, which depicts the "shared grief" between parents Dahl and Neal that winds up changing their lives ...

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  6. In it, Roald Dahl urges parents to have their children vaccinated against measles to avoid tragedies like Olivia’s death. Patricia Neal In 1961, Neal, the Oscar-winning actress (for 1963’s Hud ), her husband, writer Roald Dahl ( Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ), and their three children moved to the tranquil town of Great Missenden ...

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    Olivia Twenty Dahl was the oldest child of the author Roald Dahl and the American actress Patricia Neal. She died at the age of seven from encephalitis caused by measles, before a vaccine against the disease had been developed. Roald Dahl's books James and the Giant Peach (1961) and The BFG (1982) were dedicated to Olivia. As a result of her death, her father Roald became an advocate for ...

  9. Sep 12, 2016 · I knew Dahl was a great storyteller. But, 25 years after his death, while researching my book, I was astonished to find that this was true. ... When Dahl’s daughter Olivia caught the virus aged ...

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