Friday, March 03, 2006

RIP Jack Wild, The Artful Dodger

Jack Wild

Actor Jack Wild, who played The Artful Dodger in 1968 film Oliver!, has died at the age of 53.

He suffered from mouth cancer after years of heavy drinking and smoking and had his voice box and tongue removed.

Wild's agent Alex Jay said the actor "died peacefully at midnight last night after a long battle with oral cancer".

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