" When the name of Heath Ledger's baby daughter was revealed as Matilda Rose, we rejoiced."

"Our newest Oscar-hyped sensation had chosen a fair dinkum name that reminded him of home instead of a piece of fruit like the rest of Hollywood. But it was in fact his American actor fiance Michelle Williams who chose the name. An avid literary buff – she apparently collects rare books and owns a first edition of The Great Gatsby – Williams told Strewth "it just popped into my head one day on the subway and I didn't realise that it was such an iconic Australian name". The three-month old babe is named after Matilda, the Roald Dahl book of the same name."

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