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Jack Wild

September 30, 1952 - March 1, 2006

Born September 30, 1952, in Royton, near Oldham, England, Jack Wild was discovered by talent agent June Collins, mother of rock star Phil Collins. His breakthrough came when he landed the role of Oliver in the London stage production of "Oliver!" When it came to casting the film, the role of the Artful Dodger went to Jack, a role that resulted in his getting an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Fresh from this success, Jack was offered the lead role in the American television series "H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969). This Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft production featured Wild as a boy marooned in an enchanted land with puppets and actors in elaborate costumes. Other characters included Mayor Pufnstuf, a friendly dragon, and the evil Witchipoo (more than a nod to the Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz (1939)), who schemes to steal his magic talking flute for herself. The success of this program led to Wild reprising the role for the film version, Pufnstuf (1970). Other roles followed, including Melody (1971) and Flight of the Doves (1971). Around the same time, Wild released three albums ("The Jack Wild Album"; "Everything's Coming up Roses,"featuring along with cover numbers a couple of new songs written by up-and-coming songwriter Lynsey De Paul; and "Beautiful World"). By 1972, however, he was already being demoted to the role of supporting actor for The Pied Piper (1972). He also appeared in "Our Mutual Friend" (1976) (mini). More recently, he returned to films in two small roles: the miller's son in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and a peddler in Basil (1998). Wild underwent surgery for oral cancer in July 2004, and had some vocal cords and part of his tongue removed. Unfortunately, the cancer proved untreatable and he died on 1 March 2006.

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Jimmy'sGirl Our Mutual Friend 1 Feb 24 2009, 10:13 PM EST by cowlady1
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Did you know that you can buy the 1976 dramatisation of Our Mutual Friend from Amazon.co.uk? Brought back some memories when I watched it!
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JackWildIsTheBest Whyy :(:(:(:(:( 11 Jan 22 2009, 12:10 AM EST by stay_wild_forever
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This is really sad, He was just becoming a masive masive artist why did drugs and alcohol get to his mind! , This makes me really angry but i know its partly not his fault becuase no one never had no work for him so he was bored and just drank and smoke heavily. Why didnt know one tell him to stop ? :( . Hes was born the same day as my mum , :( , Hes so special, and rest in peace jack, Wait for me :( I wont let no one forget you , LoveYou ,
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