Dill is young Truman Capote ... Spring Awakening, Spider-Man and now To Kill A Mockingbird. What’s it like being on the inside looking out of a Broadway whirlwind, the kind of show everyone ...

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a certifiable smash and ... Calpurnia (LaTanya Richardson Jackson), their visiting friend Dill (Gideon Glick), and a mysterious neighbor, the reclusive Arthur ...

She even gave the family her mother’s maiden name, Finch. 2. Harper Lee based To Kill a Mockingbird’s Dill on Truman Capote. Like the character Atticus, Lee’s father, AC Lee, was a lawyer.

Gideon’s character Dill, if you recall from the book ... play the roles of the children in the Broadway portrayal of To Kill A Mockingbird, an idea that first had Gideon feeling “unsure.” ...

Based on the beloved 1960 book by Harper Lee, the movie To Kill a Mockingbird was a blockbuster hit. It debuted in 1962 and followed Scout Finch (Mary Badham), Jem Finch (Phillip Alford) and Dill ...

While Mary Badham went on to share her “To Kill a Mockingbird” experiences with ... And then there’s Dill. Queens-born John Megna was 10 when he played the Finches’ neighbor, a character ...

Scout, Jem, and Dill are back in action. This year, the 1962 movie based on Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is returning to theaters, and our middle school Spark Notes are shaking.

Scout and Jem Finch meet seven-year-old Dill who is spending the summer holidaying with his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb. Dill becomes fascinated with the story of Boo Radley who hasn’t been outside ...

2) Lee based Scout’s friend Dill on her own childhood friend ... some of the early reviews for To Kill a Mockingbird were far from enthusiastic. The Atlantic Monthly critic Phoebe Adams describe ...