K.C. Schulberg who portrays the "Stage Manager," is the brother of the films' producer, Sandra Schulberg.
Linda Bassett was 36 or 37 at the time of production, while Gertrude Stein both the real person, and the character Bassett portrayed, was aged 62 to 65 during the late 1930s (the exact 1930s year is not specified in the film, although it is concurrent with the Spanish Civil War, July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939), the time period setting for the film.
Linda Hunt was 41 or 42 at the time of production, while Alice B. Toklas both the real person, and the character Hunt portrayed, was aged 59 to 62 during the late 1930s (the exact 1930s year is not specified in the film, although it is concurrent with the Spanish Civil War, July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939), the time period setting for the film.
Gertrude tells Henry Hopper, portrayed by Andrew McCarthy, that their name for their car is "Priscilla," which is a fictionalized reference to the actual name they used for their car, "Auntie," which they named for Gertrude's aunt Pauline, of who Stein was fond of saying "...who always behaved admirably in emergencies and behaved fairly well most times if she was flattered." However, "Auntie" was a Ford, while "Priscilla" on screen was a 1920s convertible of indeterminate origin, but later referred to in a letter written to Henry Ford (read aloud) as a 1912 Model T "body."