Roald Dahl's heartbreaking 1988 letter resurfaces amid current measles outbreak — mashable.com

LONDON — In 1988, British author Roald Dahl wrote some of his most poignant and instructive words. In an open letter, the writer known for his children's books pierced with dark humour, urged parents to vaccinate their children against measles following the death of one of his daughters to the same disease. Olivia Dahl died of measles encephalitis, aged seven. The author went on to dedicate one of his most famous books to her, the BFG: “For Olivia: 20th April 1955 — 17th November 1962.”

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