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Oliver Twist is sold to a Dunstable undertaker after asking for more dinner at the orphanage. Escaping to London he is taken in by Fagin to join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft he meets a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, to the concern of one of Fagin's old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes. In the middle is Nancy, Sykes' girl whom Oliver has come to trust.
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- 04 Dec 2014
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Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in 1968. Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Source: Getty Images
“PLEASE sir, I want some more.”
Back in 1968 Mark Lester uttered this famous line when he starred as Oliver in the musical film by the same name.
He was eight years old when he appeared in the film and because he couldn’t sing, all of Oliver’s songs were dubbed by the daughter of the film’s music arranger.
Lester appeared in several other movies over the following years before he quit acting when he was just 19 years old.
Mark Lester last year. Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage. Source: Getty Images
Mark Lester in 1968. Source: Supplied
He later became an osteopath and opened his own clinic ... but let’s skip forward to 2009 when things got a bit weird.
Lester, who was close friends with Michael Jackson, told the News of the World newspaper that he thinks he might be the father of the King of Pop’s daughter.
“In 1996 Michael asked me if I would give him my sperm and I said yes,” said Lester.
“It was a gift to him, no money was paid, it was something I was honoured to do. He wanted children so badly.
“I do feel a definite bonding with Paris and I think there’s a definite possibility that she’s part of me.”
Paris Jackson in 2012. Source: Supplied
Is Mark Lester Paris Jackson’s dad? Source: Splash News Australia
Last year a supposed Jackson family friend told the Mirror that Paris Jackson is keen to meet with Lester.
“Paris is deeply interested in learning about her father’s friendship with Mark and what happened,” the family friend said.
“In no way would she ever see him as a replacement for Michael but she’s curious. Mark has met the kids before but Paris never knew the significance of it until now.”
