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    Fagin /ˈfeɪɡɪn/ is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. In the preface to the novel, he is...
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  • Joe Fagin (January 1940 – 5 September 2023) was an English pop singer-songwriter. He was best known for the 1984 chart hit "Breakin' Away / That's Livin'...
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  • Look up Fagin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fagin is a major character in the Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Fagin may also refer to: Fagin (surname)...
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    where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining...
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  • Fagin is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Betsy Fagin (born 1972), American poet Claire Fagin (1926–2024), American nurse, educator, academic...
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    Claire Muriel Fagin FAAN (née Mintzner; November 25, 1926 – January 16, 2024) was an American nurse, educator, and academic. She was an early advocate...
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  • to Oliver, a pickpocket, and invites Oliver to come and live in Fagin's lair. Fagin is a veteran criminal "fence" who sends out young boys as pickpockets...
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    Fagin is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Yemen since 2022. Fagin attended East Brunswick High School Fagin earned...
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  • Fagin the Jew is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner. In this book, Eisner retells the story of Fagin from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist...
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  • Lucas Fagin (born 16 June 1980) is an Argentinian composer and co-founder of BabelScores [de; fr; it] – an online library of contemporary music. Born...
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  • Thomas Brodie-Sangster as the eponymous Artful Dodger, David Thewlis as Fagin and Maia Mitchell as the new character of Lady Belle Fox. The eight-part...
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  • Fagin's theorem is the oldest result of descriptive complexity theory, a branch of computational complexity theory that characterizes complexity classes...
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    Ronald Fagin (born 1945) is an American mathematician and computer scientist, and IBM Fellow at the IBM Almaden Research Center. He is known for his work...
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  • the film was relocated from 19th century London to 1980s New York City, Fagin's gang is made up of dogs (one of which is Dodger), and Sykes is a loan shark...
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  • anyone ratted them out, Sikes will kill Fagin. After Sikes leaves, Fagin declares him to be a very violent man. Fagin considers abandoning his criminal life...
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    criminals on the streets of London trained and overseen by the elderly Fagin. The term has become an idiom describing a person who engages in skillful...
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  • Larry Fagin (July 21, 1937 – May 27, 2017) was an American poet, editor, publisher, and teacher, and a member of the New York School. Born in Far Rockaway...
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    Dan Fagin (born February 1, 1963) is an American journalist who specializes in environmental science. He won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction...
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  • "That's Livin' Alright" is a double A-side single by English singer Joe Fagin. The songs were produced and arranged by David Mackay. Mackay co-wrote "Breakin'...
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  • Ben Evans) as Charlie. It revolves around Elsie's son Richard (known as Fagin) and his dodgy business ventures, assisted by the two boys, who attempted...
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  • pickpockets led by the villainous Fagin. He also becomes acquainted with Nancy, a former pupil of Fagin's who is in love with Fagin's associate, Bill Sikes. Dodger...
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    portrayed Fagin have tried to downplay Fagin's Jewishness, but actor Timothy Spall emphasised it while also making Fagin sympathetic. For Spall, Fagin is the...
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  • Nancy. John Howard Davies was cast as Oliver, while Alec Guinness portrayed Fagin and Robert Newton played Bill Sykes (Bill Sikes in the novel). In 1999,...
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  • Brewery where Twist meets Fagin, their carer. The next morning, Twist draws a giant graffiti painting on a building. Fagin sends Red (Nancy Lee) to invite...
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    who pretend to be his siblings, and is returned to Fagin's den. However, Nancy later betrays Fagin and Sikes, as well as herself, for doing so since they...
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    actor, composer, singer and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a Golden Globe...
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    several adaptations for theatre, television and films. She is a member of Fagin's gang and the lover, and eventual victim, of Bill Sikes. As well as Nancy...
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    elderly criminal Fagin's den, setting out to ruin him. Monks pays Fagin to make Oliver into a criminal, and this is the real reason that Fagin wishes to keep...
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    novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Throughout much of the novel Sikes...
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  • police to Fagin's den in hopes of finding Oliver. When they do not find him, they begin to question Fagin, who they suspect has killed Oliver. Fagin confirms...
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