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Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

Acting • 1918-04-16 • Ahmed Nagar, India

Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan KBE (April 16, 1918 – February 27, 2002) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier, and actor. His 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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The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins5.0

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland6.2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

The Three Musketeers6.7

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film5.6

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959

The Magic Christian5.8

The Magic Christian

1969

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World4.8

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

1973

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