Roald Dahl - The REAL BFG

Roald Dahl was really tall, and though I can't find any evidence to support my idea. I think he based the character The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) on himself.

How family tragedy turned Roald Dahl into a medical pioneer

After his wife's stroke and his daughter's death from measles, Roald Dahl applied his genius to medicine - making extraordinary breakthroughs. His doctor and friend recalls what he learned while treating the author in the last year of his life