Caractacus Pott Caractacus Pott Caractacus Potts is one of the main characters in Ian Fleming's novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" and its film adaptation. The film version of the story makes several changes to Pott's character. In the original 1964 book, "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car", Pott is a Royal Navy Commander and eccentric inventor who lives with his wife Mimsy and their twin eight-year-old children, Jeremy and Jemima, on their hilltop farm. The filmmakers, including screenwriter Roald Dahl, altered a good deal of the book's details when crafting the 1968 film musical version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", in which Caractacus is portrayed by Dick
Stella Chitty Stella Chitty Stella Chitty (11 March 1928 - 17 June 2005) was a British stage manager. In her 47 year career with the Royal Opera House, she rose to become the general stage manager. Stella Chitty was born in Brixton, London on 11 March 1928. Chitty joined the Royal Opera House in 1950, and rose to become the general stage manager. Chitty started as a secretary in 1950, and soon became an assistant to stage manager Ande Anderson, and then deputy to David Peacock in 1958, and from 1964 to 1993, was the general stage manager. Chitty married William Bundy,