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774:(1988), Fagin is a kind-hearted but poor man living in New York City. He lives in poverty with his five dogs and is desperately searching for money to repay his debts to a ruthless loan shark. This version does away with the moral quandary of child exploitation as all the characters are dogs who have no real need for money and genuinely want to help their owner. Informed by earlier portrayals, he retains a large nose, red hair, and a green coat, but his racial characteristics, religion or "Jewishness" play no role in his character. He is voiced by the Italian-American
553:, removing all mention of "the Jew" from the last 15 chapters; he later wrote in reply: "There is nothing but good will left between me and a People for whom I have a real regard and to whom I would not willfully have given an offence". In one of his final public readings in 1869, a year before his death, Dickens cleansed Fagin of all stereotypical caricature. A contemporary report observed: "There is no nasal intonation; a bent back but no shoulder-shrug: the conventional attributes are omitted."
415:(an act actually committed by the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates), Brownlow takes pity on Oliver and brings him to his house, helping him recover from the abuse and malnourishment he has suffered. Fagin and Sikes, fearing that Oliver will betray him to the police, force Nancy to help Sikes kidnap the boy again. Oliver tries to run away, but Sikes almost beats him into submission, stopping only when Nancy begs him to show mercy while the cowardly Fagin tries to smooth matters over between the two.
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470:"kidsman" (a kidsman was an adult who recruited children and trained them as pickpockets, exchanging food and shelter for goods the children stole). The popularity of Dickens's novel caused "fagin" to replace "kidsman" in some crime circles, denoting an adult who teaches minors to steal and keeps a major portion of the loot.
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and his wife, the former Mrs. Corney, and Monks throws them in the river. Nancy, ashamed of her role in Oliver's kidnapping, tells Mr. Brownlow and Rose that Oliver is in danger, and secretly joins them in a plan to rescue him. Fagin becomes suspicious of Nancy and has Noah
Claypole, who has recently
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for trying to escape; and in his own involvement with various plots and schemes throughout the story. He indirectly but intentionally causes the death of Nancy by falsely informing Sikes that she had betrayed him, when in reality she had shielded Sikes from the law, whereupon Sikes kills her. Near
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Fagin and Monks attempt to flee London, but both are arrested. Monks, after being forced to confess his part, is given a second chance thanks to Mr. Brownlow and Oliver, but Fagin is sentenced to be hanged for his crimes. The night before Fagin's execution, Oliver visits him in prison, and Fagin
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Lindsay used the traditional dark green overcoat seen in the 1968 film version.
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who makes wallets and handkerchiefs which are, in fact, stolen at Fagin's order, and goes along with his new teacher's orders. The only one in the gang to protect Oliver is Nancy, who is also Sikes's lover.
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take Oliver in and raise him in a polite society. Fagin later meets with a fellow criminal, the mysterious Mr. Monks, and plots with him to destroy Oliver's newfound reputation.
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1900:"Christopher Eccleston, David Threlfall, Billy Jenkins & Saira Choudhry Starring In BBC & NBCUniversal's 'Dodger'"
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1728:"Full Casting Announced for Theatre Royal Drury Lane's OLIVER!"
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1580:"Oliver! – 1994 West End – Backstage & Production Info"
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Genius & Anxiety: How Jews
Changed the World, 1847-1947
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for not bringing Oliver back; in his attempted beating of
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Language and Culture
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was brought to Broadway in 1964, Fagin was portrayed by
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The Prince of Fences: Life and Crimes of Ikey Solomons
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1082:The First Fagin: the True Story of Ikey Solomon
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695:for his performance, and was nominated for the
517:Fagin has been the subject of much debate over
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393:. He also trained the novel's main antagonist,
1666:"Escape of the Artful Dodger (TV Series 2001)"
887:(2003), a film also loosely based on Dickens'
840:In Disney's live action television production
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1280:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 126.
1011:"Fagin Character Analysis in Oliver Twist"
904:television adaptation, Fagin is played by
859:(1996), a film loosely based on Dickens's
403:Oliver at first believes that Fagin is an
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473:Other sources, such as Howard Mancing in
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1428:"Oliver! actor Ron Moody dies aged 91"
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1328:Lebrecht, Norman (29 September 2005).
734:The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist
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1808:from the original on 20 October 2021.
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1592:from the original on 20 October 2021.
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1373:"'Junior Angel' as Film Oliver Twist"
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501:Racism in the work of Charles Dickens
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1307:. Simon & Schuster. p. 49.
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1080:Sackville O'Donnell, Judith (2002).
646:stereotypical Jewish facial features
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2565:Fictional people sentenced to death
1751:Iqbal, Nosheen (11 February 2009).
1726:Petillo, Faetra (30 October 2008).
1705:Wollaston, Sam (19 December 2007).
1492:O'Connor, John J. (23 March 1982).
1481:from the original on 24 March 2020.
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1401:Sragow, Michael (11 January 1999).
989:in the childrens television series
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16:Fictional character in Oliver Twist
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2404:You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two
2293:Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
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1605:Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist
929:in July 2009. He was succeeded by
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1840:Gans, Andrew (23 February 2023).
1244:Johnson, Edgar (1 January 1952).
1229:, Routledge, London, 2002, p. 75.
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2432:(soundtrack to the 1968 film)
2167:Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist
1330:"How racist is Oliver Twist?"
1196:"Oliver Twist – introduction"
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2600:Stereotypes of Jewish people
2453:Oliver and the Artful Dodger
1933:Selected Writings, 1950-1990
1469:Saul, Marc (22 March 2020).
1194:Howe, Irving (31 May 2005).
985:In 2022 he was portrayed by
697:Academy Award for Best Actor
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2437:Escape of the Artful Dodger
1198:. Random House Publishing.
893:, Fagin is played by actor
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846:(1997), Fagin is played by
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495:Allegations of antisemitism
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2440:(2001 TV series retelling)
1898:Grater, Tom (5 May 2021).
1515:"The Other Side of London"
1246:"Intimations of Mortality"
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1301:Lebrecht, Norman (2019).
1135:"Who Was The Real Fagin?"
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2580:Antisemitism in England
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2500:Oliver Twist characters
732:In the 1980 ATV series
227:In-universe information
2595:Male literary villains
2515:Fictional English Jews
2355:As Long as He Needs Me
1553:"Oliver & Company"
1252:. Simon & Schuster
1057:Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd
962:, Fagin was played by
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727:2005 screen adaptation
650:Anti-Defamation League
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484:Rinconete y Cortadillo
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1779:. 15 September 2009.
987:Christopher Eccleston
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193:Christopher Eccleston
2448:(2003 graphic novel)
2210:Oliver & Company
1965:at Wikimedia Commons
1935:. Thomson Learning.
1407:Criterion Collection
1359:New Internationalist
1227:Who's Who in Dickens
1051:(3 September 1990).
951:New York City Center
771:Oliver & Company
587:. In this book, the
19:For other uses, see
2525:Literary archetypes
2369:Food, Glorious Food
1931:(28 October 1997).
1450:. 22 September 2005
1274:(15 October 2001).
1169:(22 January 1982).
1143:. 24 October 2017.
1111:Vallentine Mitchell
936:In 2015–16, BBC2's
917:was revived at the
479:Miguel de Cervantes
197:Elio El Hajj (2022)
28:Fictional character
2510:Male film villains
1879:. 30 November 2023
1499:The New York Times
1059:. pp. 77–78.
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2362:Consider Yourself
2055:The Artful Dodger
1961:Media related to
1942:978-0-15-680636-7
1475:Television Heaven
1379:The Sunday Herald
1334:La Scena Musicale
1287:978-0-618-11603-4
1272:Nunberg, Geoffrey
1180:978-0-553-21050-7
1120:978-0-85303-174-1
1091:978-0-9585576-2-7
1066:978-1-85619-000-8
980:The Artful Dodger
825:In the 1996-1997
559:Our Mutual Friend
372:Role in the novel
319:Charles Dickens's
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