What is the name of the girlfriend of Bill Sykes who he murders in the Dickens novel 'Oliver Twist'?
Oliver Twist (1916 film) Oliver Twist (1916 film) Oliver Twist is a lost 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by James Young. It is based on the famous novel, "Oliver Twist", by Charles Dickens and the 1912 Broadway stage version of the novel. Marie Doro had played "Oliver" on Broadway in 1912 to much acclaim and was brought in by Lasky to reprise her role in this film. In fact, the main reason this film was made was to showcase Doro rather than Dickens. In the play, the parts of Nancy, Fagin and Bill
Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. He was the first child protagonist in an English novel. Based in the 1820s, the orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town. His unmarried mother dies during labour. Old Sally, who was present at the birth, takes from the dying woman a locket and ring. Mr Bumble, the Beadle, names the boy Oliver Twist. Oliver is sent to an orphanage, run by Mrs. Mann, until he is nine years old, when he is returned to