The Godfather Was A Girl - And Blanche DuBois Was A Guy: Eamon Evans

Did you know... that Crocodile Dundee was based on real-life buffalo hunter Rod Ansell? Or that most of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird were inspired by Harper Lee's own family, neighbours and an innocent man, Walter Lett, who was sentenced to death? Eamon Evans has collected over 400 extraordinary and entertaining examples of the real-life people who've influenced some of the most famous fictional characters from books, movies and television. Find out who was the basis for Lois Lane from Superman, or Absolutely Fabulous' Eddie Monsoon. Check out the real Mr Burns (The Simpsons) and see the original inspiration for Alice in Wonderland. And hundreds more.  Illustrated.

Trade paperback; Hardie Grant Books 2011; very light shelfwear; faint spine creases; tightly bound and clean within