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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)

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Spike Milligan

Born 1918-04-16 (108 years ago) in Ahmed Nagar, India. Dead 2002-02-27 (83 years).

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
British Academy Television Craft Award for Writer Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards 1957 1957
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance (Curry and Chips) 1970 British Academy Film and Television Awards 1970 Curry and Chips
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (The Bed-Sitting Room) 1970 Hugo Awards 1970 The Bed-Sitting Room
British Academy Television Craft Award for Writer Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards 1957 1957
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Shelagh Sinclair(Gifta: 1983–2002-02-27) 1983 2002-02-27 Gifta
Patricia Ridgeway(Gifta: 1962-06–1978) 1962-06 1978 Gifta
June Marlow(Gifta: 1952-01-26–1960) 1952-01-26 1960 Gifta
Children

James Milligan, Jane Milligan, Laura Milligan, Seán Milligan, Silé Harrower, Romany Milligan

Parents

Leo Alphonso Milligan, Florence Mary Winifred Kettleband

Sibling

Desmond 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 this success to television with Q5, a surreal sketch show which is credited as a major influence on the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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