Audrey Hepburn had colon cancer by Anon

Catherine Hogarth (2 April 1836 - 1858) (separated) 10 children by Charles Dickens

Wrote "A Tale of Two Cities" under contract, and was paid by the word. by Charles Dickens

Suffered from asthma. He found relief from his "chest troubles" only with opium, a popular asthma remedy of his day. Mr. Omer, one of the asthmatic characters in his autobiographical novel, David Copperfield, reflects Dickens's own suffering. by Charles Dickens

He was in a train accident near Staplehurst and was not injured (10 died and 49 injured). He was reading through the manuscript of Our Mutual Friend when the accident occurred, and wrote a postscript which he added to that book about the accident. Dickens died on the 9th June 1870, exactly 5 years after the Staplehurst accident. by Charles Dickens

You can join the Wodehouse Society (a national organization meant to include any and all who have the proper interest in, and admiration for, the Master's works) c/o Marilyn MacGregor, 3215-5 Bermuda Avenue, Davis CA by Anon

Julie Andrews nearly turned down the role of Maria Von Trapp, fearing the character was too similar to her role in Mary Poppins (1964). by Sound of Music

Sean Connery and Richard Burton were considered for the part of Captain von Trapp by Sound of Music

The front and back of the Von Trapp estate were filmed at 2 different locations in Salzburg, Austria. by Sound Of Music