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1. • It’s not based on a true story

     
     • In this section, I’ll refute a couple of myths and misconceptions about Sweeney Todd. It’s not based on a true story. Within a year or two of its publication, other writers began adapting The String of Pearls, claiming it was based on fact. However, there’s never been any historical evidence for Sweeney Todd’s existence or his crimes.
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   Is Sweeney Todd based on a true story?

   • Related: Wednesday Creators Expected Tim Burton to Say 'No' to Their Pitch Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd is based on a musical of the same name, which was composed by the late Stephen Sondheim. Before that, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Butcher of Fleet Street was a play by Christopher Bond.

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   Was Sweeney Todd real?

   • The following is Haining’s account, said to have been based on 25 years of research, of the life of the man whom he claims was the real Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd was born on 16th October 1756 and made his way into the world by way of two alcoholic silk winders.

   SWEENEY TODD, A History- Part 1: Murder, Meat Pies, Men and Myths

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   Who is Sweeney Todd in the string of pearls?

   • We are on firmer ground when it comes to the story itself. In The String of Pearls we learn that Sweeney Todd is a barber whose shop is on Fleet Street in London. The story is based in 1785 and concerns the disappearance of an English mariner, Lieutenant Thornhill. Thornhill was last seen entering Todd’s barber shop.

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   Is Sweeney Todd a good movie?

   • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Butcher of Fleet Street is a controversial yet beloved film. With underlying themes of injustice and greed, Sweeney Todd is hardly a superficial gore-fest. It's been quite successful since its release in 2007, with a rather high Rotten Tomatoes rating of 86 percent.

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   In The String of Pearls we learn that Sweeney Todd is a barber whose shop is on Fleet Street in London. The story is based in 1785 and concerns the disappearance of an English mariner, Lieutenant Thornhill. Thornhill was last seen entering Todd’s barber shop.

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   Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend.

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   Dec 13, 2023 · No, Sweeney Todd is not based on a true story. It is a work of fiction that originated from various legends and myths surrounding a barber who kills his customers and then disposes of their bodies with the help of his partner in crime.

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   Oct 30, 2019 · It’s not based on a true story. Within a year or two of its publication, other writers began adapting The String of Pearls, claiming it was based on fact. However, there’s never been any historical evidence for Sweeney Todd’s existence or his crimes.

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   Oct 31, 2022 · Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd is based on a musical of the same name, which was composed by the late Stephen Sondheim. Before that, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Butcher of Fleet Street was a play by Christopher Bond.

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   Aug 19, 2023 · Was there a real Sweeney Todd? Where did the story come from? And, most pressingly of all, what inspired Sondheim to spin this nauseating nightmare into gothic musical comedy gold?

10. www.independent.co.uk › news › mediaSweeney Todd: fact or fiction? - The Independent

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    Jan 3, 2006 · Crime historian Peter Haining, who ploughed through the available evidence for 25 years before writing Sweeney Todd: The Real Story of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 1993, believes so.