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The Really Long Original Name of 'A Christmas Carol' (and Other Fun Dickensian Facts)

During this season to be jolly, we are commonly entertained by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Here are some Dickensian tidbits that can be used to enlighten your theater companions during intermission at this year's presentation of A Christmas Carol (which, by the way, was first published 165 years ago, on December 19, 1843). 1. Dickens (1812-1870) put his pen to paper at an early age, submitting accounts of fires and other mishaps to the British Press starting at the age of 12. As a young man,... READ ON

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)