Ron Moody

Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924The Times  8 January 2010, Retrieved 2010-01-09 – 11 June 2015) was a British actor, composer, singer and writer. He was known for his roles in Murder Most Foul (1964), Summer Holiday (1963), Oliver! (1968), and in The Twelve Chairs (1970). He won a Golden Globe Award for his role in Oliver! in 1968.

 Biography 
Moody was born on 8 January 1924 in Tottenham, London, England. He was raised in Hornsey, England. Moody studied at Southgate County School and at London School of Economics. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was a Lithuanian Jew. Moody married Therese Blackbourn in 1985. They had six children. 

Moody died at a hospital in London, England on 11 June 2015 from natural causes, aged 91.

References

Other websites


 Ron Moody's Official Charitable website 


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