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Stories about Turpin continued to be published well into the 20th century, and the legend was also transferred to the stage.
In 1845 the playwright George Dibdin-Pitt recreated the most notable " facts " of Turpin's life, and in 1846 Marie Tussaud added a wax sculpture of Turpin to her collection at Madame Tussauds.
In 1906 actor Fred Ginnett wrote and starred in the film Dick Turpin's Last Ride to York.
Other silent versions appeared for the silver screen, and some adaptations even moulded Turpin into a figure styled on Robin Hood.
Sid James appeared as Turpin in the 1974 Carry On film, Carry On Dick, and LWT cast Richard O ' Sullivan as Turpin in their eponymous series, Dick Turpin.
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