The autobiography of Jack Wild, It's A Dodger's Life tell the story of how he grew up to become one of Musical Theatre's most famous icon's The Artful Dodger in Carole Reid's movie adaptation of Lionel Bart's Oliver! Jack Wild went on to star in a variety of films including Melody, The 13 and TV's cult children's classic HR Pufnstuf, but was dogged by alcohol but Jack remained positive and finally recovered to restart his acting career. This is his story in his words.