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Spike Milligan

Born

in Ahmednagar, India

April 16, 1918

Died

February 27, 2002

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry, Literature & Fiction

Influences

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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. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 30,079 ratings · 1,688 reviews · 255 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (War Memoirs, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 8,595 ratings — published 1971 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puckoon 3.72 avg rating — 3,734 ratings — published 1963 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert 4.17 avg rating — 2,953 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mussolini: His Part In My Downfall (War Memoirs, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 2,139 ratings — published 1978 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monty: His Part In My Victory (War Memoirs, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 2,145 ratings — published 1976 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Have All the Bullets Gone? (War Memoirs, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 1,429 ratings — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodbye Soldier (War Memoirs, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 935 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Spike Milligan 4.01 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silly Verse for Kids 4.25 avg rating — 556 ratings — published 1959 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace Work (War Memoirs, #7) 3.86 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Spike Milligan (?)

“Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
I'll draw a sketch of thee.
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?”
― Spike Milligan

tags: humour

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“Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.”
― Spike Milligan

tags: absurd

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“Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy. ”
― Spike Milligan

tags: absurd

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