Facts
- The movie of 'To Kill a Mockingbird', released in 1962, has been nominated for 8 academy awards, however it has only won three. Gregory Peck won Best Actor, and the film also won Best Art Direction and Best Screenplay.
- The character of Dill was based on one of Harper Lee's childhood friends, Truman Capote.
- The actors of Scout and Jem (Mary Badham and Phillip Alford) did not always get along. In this sense, they acted like brother and sister off camera as well!
- Harper Lee's father died during the filming of the movie version of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
- Initially Hollywood Studios were reluctant to buy the film rights for 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because they though it lacked action and love story, and the villain does not get the punishment that they deserved
- Finch, the last name of the family in the story, was actually Harper Lee's mother's maiden name