Spike Milligan
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Born:
Apr 16, 1918

Died:
Feb 27, 2002

Age: 83 Deceased

From:
Ahmed Nagar, India

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 131

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Spike Milligan

Also known as: Spike 'Goon' Milligan, Спайк Миллиган, Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan, Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan, Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan

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Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. Milligan's early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless. He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles.

Milligan wrote and edited many books, including Puckoon and his seven-volume autobiographical account of his time serving during the Second World War, beginning with Adolf Hitler: My part in his downfall. He is also noted as a popular writer of comical verse, much of his poetry was written for children, including Silly Verse for Kids (1959). After success with the ground-breaking British radio programme, The Goon Show, Milligan translated th...

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