Dr. Magnus Honey was Jennifer Honey 's father and Agatha Trunchbull 's stepbrother-in-law and adoptive grandfather of Matilda Wormwood. He might have been killed by Agatha Trunchbull because the Trunchbull could have hated him. Jennifer Honey told Matilda that Magnus Honey had committed suicide.

Dr. Magnus Honey was Jennifer Honey's father and Agatha Trunchbull's stepbrother-in-law and adoptive grandfather of Matilda Wormwood. He was killed by Agatha Trunchbull but it was ruled as suicide by police, due to there being no other explanation.

Miss Jennifer Honey is the protagonist of the novel Matilda and one of the two deuteragonists of its 1996 film adaptation. She is the daughter of Magnus Honey and the step-niece of Agatha Trunchbull. She is the adoptive mother (legal guardian) of Matilda Wormwood.

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Matilda is unable to reproduce her powers to Honey during a test. Honey invites Matilda to tea and reveals her past: her mother died when she was two, and her father Magnus invited his wife's stepsister, Trunchbull, to live with them and look after her, but Trunchbull abused her.

Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.

Aug 16, 2021 · 11. The Magnus Portrait Is Actually Roald Dahl. The portrait that used to hang above Agatha Trunchbull's fireplace before she replaced it with one of herself, was a portrait of Miss Honey’s father Magnus. The portrait used as Magnus in the film was actually a portrait of the author Roald Dahl. 12.

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The picture of Miss Honey's father, Magnus, is actually a portrait of Roald Dahl, the author of the book "Matilda," upon which the film is based. In stark contrast to their characters, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman became very close to Mara Wilson during production.

The next day, Matilda reveals her powers to Honey but Trunchbull visits the class to make Matilda confess. Matilda magically writes a message on the blackboard, pretending to be the vengeful soul of Magnus, who accuses Trunchbull of murdering him.