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Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan KBE (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Colonial 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.
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- Ahmednagar, Bombay Presidency, British India
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- Rye, East Sussex, England, UK
Dec 1, 2022 · Documentary opens up Spike Milligan’s ‘treasure trove’ of scripts and footage | Spike Milligan | The Guardian. Spike Milligan is the subject of a new documentary coming to Sky this...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Spike Milligan Irish writer and comedian who led the comic troupe featured on the 1950s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio hit The Goon Show. His anarchic sense of absurdity and unique comic genius made him a model for succeeding generations of comedians and paved the way for the Monty.
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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. He joined the British Army himself (under ...
- April 16, 1918
- February 27, 2002
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Oct 31, 2021 · Spike Milligan was the true father of modern satire, says Ian Hislop. Private Eye editor tells of new play about the anarchic comic – and reveals his run-ins over Goons scripts with the BBC....
Spike Milligan documentary: Comedian’s personal archives shared in The Unseen Archive, screening on SBS. ★★★★★. Culture. TV & radio. Review. This was published 3 months ago. The joy and pain of Spike Milligan, the man who made modern comedy. Ben Pobjie. December 30, 2023 — 12.00am. Normal text size. Larger text size. Very large text size.
