Fun fact about Mara Wilson:  When she was filming “matilda”, a movie I have to admit i really liked when I was a little gaffer, her mom died.  Can you imagine, being a child actor, and in the middle of filming a movie, your mom dies?  holy crap.  that would suck!  and you’d have to pretend to be all happy and matilda?  watching that movie, i never would have guessed. props, child actors, props…