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Oliver is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter", [1] [2] or "olive branch bearer" [3] Other proposed origins include the Germanic names *wulfa-"wolf" and *harja-"army"; [4] the Old Norse Óleifr (); a genuinely West Germanic name, perhaps from ala-"all" and wēra "true ...
Oliver Twist, the leading character, sings the song after being thrown into the cellar of a funeral parlour for getting into a fight with Noah Claypole, another servant of the undertaker. Later in the show, a reprise is sung by Mr. Brownlow's housekeeper, Mrs Bedwin. In the 1968 Columbia Pictures musical film version of Oliver!, "Where
A group of boys draw lots, with Oliver drawing the tangled one, forcing him to approach Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney, and ask, "Please, sir, I want some more." Enraged, Bumble takes Oliver to the governors for punishment ("Oliver! (song)") and then parades Oliver in the street to sell him off as an apprentice ("Boy for Sale"). Mr.
Dodger seems a kindly boy, and welcomes Oliver to join him and his friends ("Consider Yourself"). Dodger is, unknown 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. Oliver is completely unaware of any criminality and believes that the boys ...
Oliver is a young non-verbal autistic boy who uses a smartphone to communicate with people. He attends school and is mostly taken care of by his mother, Sarah; his father Marty spends most of his time at work trying to make ends meet.
There, Oliver becomes entangled in the lives of Felix's mother Elspeth (Rosamund Pike), father James (Richard E. Grant), sister Venetia (Alison Oliver) and cousin Farleigh (Archie Madekwe).
Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of The O.C. Oliver Twist (character), the protagonist of Dickens' novel Oliver Twist; Oliver Wendell Douglas, on the American television situation comedy Green Acres; Oliver, the main character of the role-playing game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch; Tommy Oliver, from ...
The orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town. [3] His unmarried mother dies during labour. [4] 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 ...