Question: Dorian Gray is the main character of what philosophical novel whose editor feared the story was indecent, and deleted roughly five hundred words before publication?

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1910), a.k.a. Dorian Grays Portræt, is a Danish silent film based on the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. <P1-S0> The Ford Five Hundred is a full-size sedan that was produced by Ford Motor Company from the 2005 to 2007 model years. <P1-S1>  Deriving its name from the Ford Fairlane 500 and Ford Galaxie 500 popularized during the 1960s, the Five Hundred was introduced alongside the 2006 Ford Fusion as the replacements of the Ford Taurus. <P1-S2>  The larger of the two vehicles, the Five Hundred would also serve as an unofficial replacement for the Ford Crown Victoria in non-fleet markets. <P1-S3>  The Lincoln-Mercury Division marketed the Ford Five Hundred as the Mercury Montego, slotted below the Mercury Grand Marquis. <P1-S4>  As the Five Hundred was sold solely as a four-door sedan, the role of the Ford Taurus station wagon was taken over by the Ford Freestyle, repackaged as a crossover SUV. <P3-S0> The Picture of Dorian Gray ("El retrato de Dorian Gray"), is a Mexican telenovela, based on "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the novel written by Oscar Wilde. <P3-S1>  The main character is the handsome young man called Dorian Gray (played by late Enrique Álvarez Félix). <P3-S2>  This telenovela was made in 1969. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine".  The magazine's editor feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted roughly five hundred words before publication.  Despite that censorship, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality.  In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press, although he personally made excisions of some of the most controversial material when revising and lengthening the story for book publication the following year. Dorian Gray (Italian: "Il dio chiamato Dorian") aka "The Sins of Dorian Gray" is a 1970 movie adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" starring Helmut Berger.  The Italian title translates as "A God Called Dorian". The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name.  Released in March 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray.  Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features four inserts in 3-strip Technicolor of Dorian's portrait as a special effect (the first two of his portrait's original state, and the second two after a major period of degeneration). A Portrait of Dorian Gray (2005) is the fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld's rendition of Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1891) in photography.  The models, Larry Scott and Eva Herzigová, star as Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray is the main character of the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890) by Oscar Wilde. The Picture of Dorian Gray (German: Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray) is a 1917 German silent fantasy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Ernst Pittschau, and Ernst Ludwig.  The film is based on the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Dorian Gray is the main character in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.  Dorian Gray is a handsome, susceptible, wealthy young Victorian gentleman.  He falls in love with and devotes himself to Sibyl Vane.  Dorian has two friends, Basil and Henry.  Basil is an artist who draws a portrait of Dorian that emphasizes his youthful, noble, and natural beauty.  Henry is a friend who has a cynical nature and who shares various thoughts with Dorian.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine".  The magazine's editor feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted roughly five hundred words before publication.