In a letter written to Hugh Walpole on 8 February 1936, she notes that " I'm reading David Copperfield for the 6th time with almost complete satisfaction.

Julian provided the voice for the title role in the animated film David Copperfield.

Stoppard's phrase may have been inspired by the 1980s BBC comedy series " Three of a Kind ", starring Tracey Ullman, Lenny Henry and David Copperfield, which featured a recurring sketch entitled " Brideshead Regurgitated ", with Henry in the role of Charles Ryder.

In literature, evil stepfathers include Claudius in Hamlet ( though his role as uncle is more emphasized ), Murdstone in Charles Dickens's David Copperfield, the classic Twilight Zone episode " Living Doll ," the King from the movie Radio Flyer, and Gozaburo Kaiba ( who adopted Seto and Mokuba Kaiba ) from Yu-Gi-Oh !, as well as The Stepfather, films.

At age 18, Copperfield enrolled at Fordham University and was cast in the lead role of the Chicago-based musical The Magic Man ( written by Barbara D ' Amato and directed by Holland, MI's John Tamimi ) three weeks into his freshman year, adopting his new stage name " David Copperfield " from the famous Charles Dickens novel.

Schiffer also appeared alongside Copperfield in David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic, in which she played the role of a reporter interviewing him, and during which they reprised their performance of the ' Flying ' illusion.

In this role she commissioned and oversaw a range of dramas made or co-produced by the BBC's own drama department, from playwright Arthur Smith's football-based comedy-drama My Summer With Des ( 1998 ) to gritty contemporary dramas such as Warriors ( 1999, starring Matthew Macfadyen ) and traditional BBC literary adaptations in the vein of David Copperfield ( also 1999 ).

Bartholomew was born in London, and immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 after being selected to play the title role in MGM's David Copperfield ( 1935 ).

American filmmakers George Cukor and David O. Selznick saw him on a 1934 scouting trip to London, and chose him for the young title role in their MGM film David Copperfield ( 1935 ).

She made a memorable appearance playing the role of Rosa Dartle in the 1974 BBC series of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield.

In 1999 he took the title role in the BBC One TV movie David Copperfield in which Daniel Radcliffe played his character as a boy.

He appeared as Mr Micawber in the TV dramatisation of David Copperfield in 1966 ; and his last role was as Mr Casby in the 1988 screened production of Little Dorrit.

* Edward and Canterbury Cathedral are mentioned in Chapter 52 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens: " Yet the bells, when they sounded, told me sorrowfully of change in everything ; told me of their own age, and my pretty Dora's youth ; and of the many, never old, who had lived and loved and died, while the reverberations of the bells had hummed through the rusty armour of the Black Prince hanging up within, and, motes upon the deep of Time, had lost themselves in air, as circles do in water.

It soon became obvious he was heading for a move out of Tyneside, in spite of his popularity among Geordie supporters, some of whom had nicknamed him " David Copperfield " because of his ability to conjure up magic.

Abigail and Roger, The Airbase, As Good Cooks Go, the 1960 adaptation of The Citadel, the 1956 adaptation of David Copperfield, The Dark Island, The Gnomes of Dulwich, Hurricane, For Richer ... For Poorer, Hereward the Wake, The Naked Lady, Night Train To Surbiton, Outbreak of Murder, Where do I Sit ?, and Witch Hunt have all been wiped with no footage surviving while four out of seven episodes of the paranormal anthology series Dead of Night were wiped.

His other television appearances were numerous, and included Holocaust ( 1978 ), Oppenheimer ( 1980 ), Lovejoy ( 1992 ), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ( 1997 ), David Copperfield ( 2000 ), Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 2004 ), Fanny Hill ( 2007 ), Holby City, Shameless ( 2010 ) as a World War II veteran, and Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em ( 1973 ).

While they were engaged, Schiffer sometimes appeared on stage with Copperfield to act as his special guest assistant in a number of illusions including being sawed in half.

In April 2006, Copperfield and two female assistants were robbed at gunpoint after a performance in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Now in his mid-thirties, he nostalgically looks back at his school days and the two girls with whom he was romantically involved when they were all 14 — Helen Smart, the leftist intellectual, and Christine Copperfield, the " golden girl ".

Among his films of this period, were Ruggles of Red Gap ( 1935 ), playing Uriah Heep in David Copperfield ( 1935 ) and H. G.

It occupies buildings that were previously used by Dr Thomas Barnardo and is located on Copperfield Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Other Dickens characters illustrated by Phiz were Squeers, Micawber, Guppy, Major Bagstock, Mrs Gamp, Tom Pinch and David Copperfield.

Entertainment based occupations that are not as well known in the general public or are simply antiquated ( e. g. magicians, photographers, and some visual artists such as painters and potters ) relative to the present day mass media industry are less likely to become celebrities ( though there are exceptions such as illusionists David Copperfield and Criss Angel, or photographer David LaChapelle ).

In the episode " Sleight of Hank ," it was revealed that Hank has a huge dislike for magicians after seeing David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty disappear.

On July 11, 1994, Copperfield sued magician and author Herbert L. Becker in order to prevent publication of Becker's book which reveals how magicians perform their illusions.

There are several stories about magicians using sleight of hand in real life, such as when American illusionist David Copperfield said he used sleight of hand to fool a mugger into thinking he had nothing in his pockets while carrying a cellphone, passport and wallet.

Many magicians respect Blaine's choice of material and give him credit for creating an image of the contemporary magician distinct from other magicians in recent television history, such as David Copperfield or Doug Henning.

Centre's Norton Center for the Arts has hosted performers such as violinist Itzhak Perlman, dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp, the Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic, Henry Mancini, jazz vocalists Pearl Bailey and Sarah Vaughn, the Orchestre de Paris with Daniel Barenboim, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, LeAnn Rimes, Lyle Lovett, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, crooner Tony Bennett, The Chieftains, Three Dog Night, David Copperfield, Dolly Parton, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ben Folds, They Might Be Giants, and musicals such as Rent, Titanic, Annie Get Your Gun, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, My Fair Lady and Ain't Misbehavin ' featuring Ruben Studdard.

The 5, 036 seat Entertainment Centre has hosted a variety of stars including Journey, Air Supply, Alice Cooper, Diana Ross, Kelly Clarkson, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Eric Burdon, The Searchers, Faith Hill, David Cook, Deep Purple, Gloria Estefan, Men at Work, Jay Leno, Jewel, Carrie Underwood, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John, Vince Gill, Tony Bennett, Bill Cosby, Styx, Michael Bolton, Ringo Starr, Neil Sedaka, Jeff Foxworthy, LeAnn Rimes, Alicia Keys, Art Garfunkel, Clint Black, David Copperfield, Petula Clark, Roger Hodgson, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Dolly Parton, The Guess Who, George Thorogood, Heart, Steve Miller, Tom Jones, New Kids on the Block, Smokey Robinson, Stone Temple Pilots, CCR, Air Supply, Hall & Oates, Lionel Richie, Weezer, Terra Naomi, Whitesnake and KISS.

Begun in 1991 when Copperfield purchased the Mullholland Library of Conjuring and the Allied Arts, which contained the world's largest collection of Houdini memorabilia, the museum comprises approximately 80, 000 items of magic memorabilia, including Houdini's Water Torture Cabinet and his Metamorphosis Trunk, Orson Welles ' Buzz Saw Illusion and automata created by Robert-Houdin.

Since a refit in 2007, there has been no sign indicating the name, but a plaque was placed on a plinth in the original garden in September 1931 by the Dickens Fellowship, which explained that this was the place where in the Charles Dickens novel, David Copperfield stopped " in the Kent Road ... at a terrace with a piece of water before it, and a great foolish image in the middle, blowing a dry shell ".

* David Copperfield 1913 ( Hepworth Manufacturing Company ) ... David Copperfield

The album's title references the signature phrase of the Dickens character Uriah Heep (" very ' umble ") from the novel David Copperfield from which the band took its name.

In 2007, she took part in a UNICEF benefit show in Los Angeles during which magician David Copperfield sawed her in half using his antique Buzz Saw illusion.

Despite his success following David Copperfield, Bartholomew's childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant legal battles and payouts which eventually took a huge toll on both his finances and his career.

Uriah addresses Copperfield as " Master Copperfield " well into their adulthood, an indication of his true patronising view.

Magician Doug Henning directed many of their tours throughout the 1970s with his young assistant, David Copperfield.

In 1997, Copperfield and Claudia Schiffer sued Paris Match for US $ 30 million after the magazine claimed their relationship was a stunt, that Schiffer was paid for pretending to be Copperfield's fiancée and that she didn't even like him.

In David Copperfield Mr. Peggotty, Ham and the Micawbers say their goodbyes and sail away from Gravesend to begin a new life in Australia.

Given their long history, references to Consols can be found in many places, including literature such as David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Howards End by E. M. Forster, Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham and The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy and in economics.

When Selznick moved to MGM in 1933 Cukor followed and directed Dinner at Eight ( 1933 ) and David Copperfield ( 1935 ) for Selznick and Romeo and Juliet ( 1936 ) and Camille ( 1936 ) for Irving Thalberg.