Spike Milligan

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born

April 16, 1918 in Ahmednagar, India

died

February 27, 2002

gender

male

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry, Literature & Fiction

influences

J.B. Morton

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Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan, known as Spike, was a comedian, writer and musician. He was of Irish descent, but spent most of his childhood in India and lived most of his later life in England, moving to Australia after retirement. He is famous for his work in The Goon Show, children's poetry and a series of comical autobiographical novels about his experiences serving in the British Army in WWII. Spike Milligan suffered from bipolar disorder, which led to depression and frequent breakdowns, but he will be remembered as a comic genius. His tombstone reads 'I told you I was ill' in Gaelic.

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Books by Spike Milligan

Average rating: 3.96 · 3,919 ratings · 210 reviews · 136 distinct works

	Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (War Memoirs, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 798 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Puckoon 3.82 avg rating — 405 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert (War Memoirs, #2) by Spike Milligan, Jack Hobbs (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Mussolini: His Part In My Downfall (War Memoirs, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Monty: His Part In My Victory (War Memoirs, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1976 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Where Have All the Bullets Gone? (War Memoirs, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Essential Spike Milligan 3.96 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Goodbye Soldier (War Memoirs, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Silly Verse for Kids 4.11 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1959 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story 4.38 avg rating — 79 ratings — 5 editions	My rating: