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John Howard Davies - the actor turned comedy director best known for playing Oliver Twist in the 1948 David Lean film - has died at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer, his son said today ...

Proving a difficult charge to the wicked orphanage official, Oliver (John Howard Davies) is sold into a job ... an ultimately happy ending. Oliver Twist was filmed in England in 1948, but its ...

John Howard Davies - the child star of Oliver Twist turned director - has died at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer. He found fame when he was just eight years old after landing the ...

British TV comedy producer, director and exec John ... Davies and novelist Dorothy, he began his showbiz career at age 8, playing the lead role in David Lean’s 1948 production of “Oliver Twist ...

John Howard Davies ... child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking ...

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - John Howard Davies, a child actor and comedy producer best known for his lead role in David Lean's 1948 film "Oliver Twist", has died aged 72, his former employer the ...

John Howard Davies ... Born in 1939, the son of writers Jack and Dorothy Davies, the young actor followed "Oliver Twist" with major roles in "The Rocking Horse Winner" (1949), "Tom Brown's ...

John Howard Davies ... Yes Minister and The Good Life. As a child, Davies played the lead role in David Lean's Oliver Twist.