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Wild first met Welsh-born actress Gaynor Jones when they were around 12 years old at the Barbara Speake stage school. After he left in 1966, he did not see her again until Christmas 1970. They married on 14 February 1976. She left him in 1985 because of his chronic drinking.
For one thing, he was just 12 when he met Welsh actress Gaynor Jones in drama school. The two didn’t cross paths again until 1970, and six years later they married. Sadly, they ended up splitting in ‘85 because of Jack’s personal demons .
Mar 3, 2006 · Jack Wild, actor: born Royton, Lancashire 30 September 1952; married 1975 Gaynor Jones (marriage dissolved), 2005 Claire Harding; died Tebworth, Bedfordshire 2 March 2006.
Jack Wild. Actor: Oliver!. 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!"
- September 30, 1952
- March 1, 2006
Jack married Gaynor Jones, an actress and singer from the same stage school, in 1976. By the time he was filming Alice in France and Poland in 1979, alcohol had begun to endanger his health, and although he continued to work into the early 80s, by the middle of that decade he was into what he later called ‘my drinking career’.
Gaynor Jones is known for Who Is Sylvia? (1967), Blandings Castle (1967) and Sorry I'm Single (1967). She was previously married to Jack Wild.
Nov 11, 2016 · Propelled to stardom at the age of 15, ‘It’s A Dodger’s Life’ is the story of actor Jack Wild, in his own words. Child actor Jack Wild, with Gaynor Jones in March 1973. I’ve always liked Jack Wild, ever since being entranced by his Artful Dodger as a small child.
