Olivia Dahl | |
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| Born | Olivia Twenty Dahl 20 April 1955 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 17 November 1962 (aged 7) |
| Cause of death | Encephalitis due to measles |
| Resting place | St John the Baptist Churchyard, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England |
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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 (1982) were dedicated to Olivia. As a result of her death, her father Roald became an advocate for vaccination and wrote the pamphlet "Measles: A Dangerous Illness" in 1988.