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Spike Milligan
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| Known for: | The Two Ronnies, The Bed Sitting Room, Life of Brian |
| Birth name: | Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan |
| Birthday: | 16 April 1918, Ahmed Nagar, India |
| Height: | 5' 11½" (1.82 m) |
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Son of Captain L.A. Milligan MSM RA (retd).
Spike and June had three children, Laura Milligan, Sean and Sile (born in 1956).
Spike had a daughter (Romany) by a Canadian journalist in 1975.
Spike has a younger brother, Desmond Milligan.
Spike's parents and brother Desmond moved out to Woy-Woy, New South Wales, Australia. Spike often visited them out there.
Once anonymously placed an advert in the 'lonely hearts' section of England's Private Eye magazine which said 'Wanted - rich elderly widow - object, murder', and got several replies.
In October 1964 he appeared in "Oblomov", a play based on a book of the same name by Ivan Goncharov. The play was not a comedy, and he had intended to play his role seriously. However, the play was unsuccessful until Spike began to ab lib. After five weeks of success with the now transformed play it was renamed "Son of Oblomov", changed theaters, and continued to be a hit for several months.
His poetry is strongly influenced by Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.
Was a member of the Bill Hall Trio, a very successful jazz band near and after the end of WWII. While the band was touring in Yugoslavia, Spike found himself completely without money, and joined the local Communist party in order to recieve a free meal.
When Peter Sellers and Stanley Kubrick were stuck for an ending for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), it was Milligan who suggested the use of the Vera Lynn song "We'll Meet Again".
He considered Aladdin (1992) to be the greatest film of all time.
He was awarded an Honorary Knight Bachelor in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Entertainment.
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