Spike Milligan

 



 

Spike Milligan had an Irish nationality, his real name is Terence Alan Milligan though he disliked his first name and began calling himself "Spike" after hearing a band called 'Spike Jones and the City Slickers'.

Was born on the 16th of April 1918 in Ahmednagar, British India and died on the 27th of February 2002 at the age of 83 in East Sussex, England. The reason he was born and first lived in India was because his father was in the British Indian Army.

Terence was a comedian, musician, actor and a solider in the second world war but was most known for being a playwright, poet and screenwriter.

One of Spike Milligan's poems called "Welcome Home"

 

Welcome Home

 

Unaware of the crime

they stood me in the dock.

 

I was sentenced to life....

without her.

 

Strange trail.

No Judge.

No Jury.

 

I wonder who my visitors will be.

 

 

 His work influenced Monty Python, Robin Williams and many other artists.

 Milligan was the co-creator, principal cast member and main writer of 'The Goon Show' which was a British radio comedy programme.