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Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish [a] comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British India , where he spent his childhood before relocating in 1931 to England, where he lived and worked for the majority of his life.
Spike Milligan. Actor: The Bed Sitting Room. Spike was born an 'Army Brat', the son of an Irish Captain in the British Raj in India. Educated in a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and at Lewisham Polytechnic in England, he spent his formative years playing the fool and playing the trumpet in local jazz bands.
- January 1, 1
- Ahmednagar, Bombay Presidency, British India
- January 1, 1
- Rye, East Sussex, England, UK
Spike Milligan's funny acceptance speech for his lifetime achievement award at the British Comedy Awards 1994. He refers to the Prince of Wales as a grovelli...
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- 3.6M
- British Comedy Awards
- We haven't got a plan so nothing can go wrong! Spike Milligan. Humour, Plans, Miscellaneous.
- Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light. Spike Milligan. Blessed, Light, Cracked.
- Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard. Spike Milligan. Food, Cooking, Chinese.
- There is a time to live, a time to die, a time to laugh, and at no time are the three of them very far apart. Spike Milligan. Time, Laughing, Three.
Apr 12, 2018 · Legendary British sketch comic and writer Spike Milligan celebrates his 100th birthday next week. Or, he would, if he weren’t dead. Death was a recurring theme in the work of the man...
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- Joe Sommerlad
Spike Milligan is the focus of this extract from an episode of the Bob Monkhouse-hosted ITV series What A Performance! Each episode of the series addressed a different...
- 14 min
- 2.5M
- Doctor Zerkalo's Monitor Zone
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Jul 16, 2024 · Spike Milligan (born April 16, 1918, Ahmadnagar, India—died Feb. 27, 2002, Rye, East Sussex, Eng.) was an Irish writer and comedian who led the comic troupe featured on the 1950s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio hit The Goon Show.
