"in book form in 1975 by André Deutsch, edited by Charles Allen. The War (and Peace) Memoirs. (The seven memoirs were also recorded as talking books with Spike reciting them in his own inimitable style.) Does not include Goon Show-related recordings Spike Milligan Terence Alan Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was a British-Irish comedian, writer, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, Millligan spent his early life in India where he was born. The majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He"
"(b. 1966). The marriage ended with Patricia's death from breast cancer in 1978. In 1975 Milligan fathered a son, James (born June 1976), in an affair with Margaret Maughan. Another child, a daughter Romany, is suspected to have been born at the same time, to a Canadian journalist named Roberta Watt. His last wife was Shelagh Sinclair, to whom he was married from 1983 to his death on 27 February 2002. Four of his children collaborated with documentary makers on a multi-platform programme called ""I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan"" (2005). After marrying"
"ST1M ST1M (a.k.a. Billy Milligan) (real name Nikita Legostev, Russian: Никита Сергеевич Легостев) is a Russian rapper from Tolyatti, Russia. He was the winner of the Hip-hop.ru Awards 2013 in nominations: ""Best music video"", ""Performer of the year"", ""Opening of the year"" (as Billy Milligan). Born November 4, 1986. Since 2005 participated in the group ""Подземный переход"" (Underground crossing). In 2005 he won in the Internet-battle on Hip-hop.ru when he entered the TOP-10 Russian MC's of the 2005. At 2007 he negotiated the contract with Seryoga and recorded his first scandalous album ""Я - Рэп"" (I`m Rap). But his subsequent"
"singles were more soft and lyrical, in which he was trying to form his new image. ST1M ST1M (a.k.a. Billy Milligan) (real name Nikita Legostev, Russian: Никита Сергеевич Легостев) is a Russian rapper from Tolyatti, Russia. He was the winner of the Hip-hop.ru Awards 2013 in nominations: ""Best music video"", ""Performer of the year"", ""Opening of the year"" (as Billy Milligan). Born November 4, 1986. Since 2005 participated in the group ""Подземный переход"" (Underground crossing). In 2005 he won in the Internet-battle on Hip-hop.ru when he entered the TOP-10 Russian MC's of the 2005. At 2007 he negotiated the contract"
"Connor Byrne Connor Byrne born 18 March between 1963 and 1964 is an Irish-born actor, best known for his role as Mike Milligan in ""The Story of Tracy Beaker"", and both spin of series ""Tracy Beaker Returns"" and the lead character in ""The Dumping Ground"". He has played the same role since 2002, 2005 and from 2010-present this makes him the longest serving cast member in the franchise. Byrne was born in and raised in Limerick, Ireland. At age 3 he moved to England. He lived in London and attended a performing arts school for ballet. Before Byrne entered into"
"Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike) Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike), also known as ""The Milligna Show"" was a radio comedy sketch show, written by Spike Milligan, performed by John Bluthal, Vilma Hollingbery, and Milligan himself. Musical interludes were provided by Ray Ellington and the Alan Clare Quartet. Alan Clare also took speaking parts. The show was broadcast on Radio 4 in 1972. Its name was based on Milligan's introduction in ""The Last Goon Show of All"" as ""Spike Milligna, the well-known typing error"". The show progressed through a loosely linked collection of sketches, one-liners, puns and ethnic jokes. Bluthal provided"
"from show business to concentrate on raising her three children whilst pursuing art and model-making as a hobby. She is married to Alexander (Sandy) Paterson (1979–present), and was previously married to Brian Coburn (1970 - ?) (divorced). She currently lives in France with her husband, Sandy Breck-Paterson, a well-known internet crossword compiler, known as ""Arena"". Julia Breck Julia Breck (born 22 August 1941) is a British actress and ""glamour stooge"" born in Newport, Isle of Wight. She is best known for her frequent appearances in Spike Milligan's ""Q"" series (1975–80), in which she generally appeared as a buxom sexual predator."
"Spencer Milligan Spencer Milligan (born September 10, 1937) is an American actor best known for playing Rick Marshall, the father of Will and Holly Marshall, on the first two seasons of the 1970s children science fiction TV series, ""Land of the Lost"". The fictional Marshalls were an American family who found themselves transported to a mysterious realm overrun with dinosaurs and other exotic, fearsome creatures. The show was the creation of Sid and Marty Krofft and has since become a cult classic. It is now available on DVD. Milligan left the show after the second season. It was widely believed"
"a defense, and the first acquitted of a major crime for this reason, instead spending a decade in mental hospitals. Milligan's life story was popularized by Daniel Keyes's award-winning non-fiction novel ""The Minds of Billy Milligan"". Milligan was born in February 1955, in Miami Beach, to Dorothy Milligan and Johnny Morrison. Dorothy Milligan grew up in Ohio farm country and lived in Lancaster with her previous husband. They divorced, and Dorothy eventually moved to the Miami area, where she worked as a singer. There she began living with Johnny Morrison. Dorothy and Morrison had two other children: a son, Jim"
"the project stalled, Milligan also sued Cameron in 1993. After Cameron left the project, Warner Bros. continued to develop it now slightly retitled ""The Crowded Room"", with directors Joel Schumacher and David Fincher attached at various points. Actors courted for the role of Milligan included Matthew McConaughey, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and John Cusack. , the film remains in limbo. In February 2015, it was confirmed that Leonardo DiCaprio would star as Milligan, with Jason Smilovic set to pen the script. Billy Milligan William Stanley Milligan (February 14, 1955 – December 12, 2014) was an American citizen who"
"American market (for which he received two Grammy Awards out of six nominations) and the ABC series ""Pushing Daisies"" (2007–2009); he also starred in the Disney film ""Pete's Dragon"" (1977). He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for portraying a young Spike Milligan in """" (1973). As a lyricist, Dale was nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for the song ""Georgy Girl"", the theme for the 1966 film of the same name. Dale was born James Smith to William Henry and Miriam Jean (née Wells) Smith in Rothwell, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Kettering Grammar School."
"story """"The Singing Foot"""", originally published in the collection """"The Bedside Milligan"""". The producer was John Browell who, as tradition then demanded, was subject to a certain amount of abuse. Milligan would read the closing credits, in the voice of a petty official, and pretend to be unable to read Browell's name. Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike) Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike), also known as ""The Milligna Show"" was a radio comedy sketch show, written by Spike Milligan, performed by John Bluthal, Vilma Hollingbery, and Milligan himself. Musical interludes were provided by Ray Ellington and the Alan Clare Quartet. Alan"
"docudrama ""Real Crime: Serial Killer on Camera"". He reprised his role as Spike in ""Hollyoaks"" briefly in late November 2008. Tom Vaughan (actor) Tom Vaughan (born in Stafford, on 4 August 1985) is an English television actor, best known for playing the part of Spike, a DJ and love interest of John Paul McQueen in British Channel 4 series ""Hollyoaks"" from March 2007 until August 2007. Vaughan was born Thomas Ian Clements in Stafford. He attended Blessed William Howard High School in Stafford, England. He has been acting since the age of 8 and appeared in TV ads for Kellogg's"
"Andy Milligan Andy Milligan (February 12, 1929 – June 3, 1991) was an American playwright, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker, whose work includes 27 films made between 1965 and 1988. In spite of the fact that he directed a number of films that have become cult favorites with horror movie buffs, he died in abject poverty in 1991 from AIDS and was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave in Los Angeles, California. Andrew Jackson Milligan Jr. was born on February 12, 1929, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a self-taught filmmaker and was responsible for much of the creative activity on"
"plus Milligan, John Wells, Graham Stark and Alan Clare acting out some scenes. Milligan also plays trumpet and saxophone for some of the backing music. A stage play had live musical numbers by Ben Power and Tim Carroll, who also directed. This production toured the UK from July 2009 and until mid-2010. Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, published in 1971, is the first volume of Spike Milligan's war memoirs. The book spans the period from Britain's declaration of war on Germany to when Milligan lands in Algeria as a part of"
"Tom Vaughan (actor) Tom Vaughan (born in Stafford, on 4 August 1985) is an English television actor, best known for playing the part of Spike, a DJ and love interest of John Paul McQueen in British Channel 4 series ""Hollyoaks"" from March 2007 until August 2007. Vaughan was born Thomas Ian Clements in Stafford. He attended Blessed William Howard High School in Stafford, England. He has been acting since the age of 8 and appeared in TV ads for Kellogg's Frosties as a child. He trained at Stafford Gatehouse Youth Theatre. He has appeared in a number of Shakespeare's works"
"their rifles up into the air, catch it with their left hand – always to this dum-da-da-dum, dum-da-da-dum – and then stamp their feet and fire one round, synchronising with the drums. They'd go left, right, left, right, ""shabash""! ""Hai""! Bang! Dum-da-da-dum – It was sensational!"" Milligan married his first wife, June (Marchinie) Marlow, in 1952; Peter Sellers was best man. They had three children – Laura, Seán and Síle – and divorced in 1960. He married Patricia Ridgeway (also known as Paddy) in June 1962, with George Martin as best man and the marriage produced one child, Jane Milligan"
"Peter Milligan Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961) is a British writer known for his work in comic books, film, and television. Milligan, who was born in London, England, started his comic career with short stories for ""2000 AD"" in the early 1980s. By 1986, Milligan had his first ongoing strip in ""2000AD"" called ""Bad Company"", with artists Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy. ""Bad Company"" was a popular future war story and helped Milligan become better known. Concurrently, Milligan, Ewins and Brendan McCarthy had been working on the anthology title, ""Strange Days"" for Eclipse Comics. ""Strange Days"" featured three strips,"
"Milligan filmed thirteen episodes on the television series ""Dead Gorgeous"" in which he played main character, David. He played a part in the HBO miniseries ""The Pacific"" for all ten episodes. Milligan returned to Neighbours reprising his role of Kyle for a brief stint in September 2016 Milligan is a former Iona College student who is a Liverpool F.C. fan. Chris Milligan Christopher ""Chris"" Milligan (born 14 June 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actor. He has appeared in numerous television series and is best known for his role as Kyle Canning in the soap opera ""Neighbours"". Milligan is"
"Number 51, Your Time is Up"" was a surrealistic line by comedian Spike Milligan shouted through a megaphone as part of his act in the BBC TV show ""Q5"". Milligan's phrase, and means of delivery, was based on the type of command issued on boating lakes to individual boat renters to return to shore because their hourly rental period had expired. Yet another, wholly instrumental, remake was attempted during the ""Zabriskie Point"" sessions, and was eventually released as ""Explosion"" on ""The Early Years 1965–1972"" box in 2016, as part of the ""1970: Devi/ation"" volume. Pink Floyd performed the song frequently"
"California where he owned Stormy Life Productions and was going to make a short film (which apparently has never been made). His location thereafter remained for a long time unknown, his former acquaintances having lost contact with him. Milligan died of cancer at a nursing home in Columbus, Ohio, on December 12, 2014. He was 59. Daniel Keyes authored a biographical non-fiction novel called ""The Minds of Billy Milligan"" (1981, available in fourteen languages). His follow-up book, ""The Milligan Wars"", was published in Japan in 1994, in Taiwan in 2000, in France in 2009, in Ukraine in 2018, but not"
"Billy Milligan William Stanley Milligan (February 14, 1955 – December 12, 2014) was an American citizen who was the subject of a highly publicized court case in Ohio in the late 1970s. After having committed several felonies including armed robbery, he was arrested for three rapes on the campus of Ohio State University. In the course of preparing his defense, psychologists diagnosed Milligan with multiple personality disorder. His lawyers pleaded insanity, claiming that two of his alternate personalities committed the crimes without Milligan being aware of it. He was the first person diagnosed with multiple personality disorder to raise such"
"Puckoon Puckoon is a comic novel by Spike Milligan, first published in 1963. It is his first full-length novel, and only major fictional work. Set in 1924, it details the troubles brought to the fictional Irish village of Puckoon by the Partition of Ireland: the new border, due to the incompetence of the Boundary Commission, passes directly through the village, with most of the village placed in the independent Irish Free State, but with a significant portion to Northern Ireland. The protagonist of the novel is the feckless Dan Milligan, a man so lazy that the author is obliged to"
"where she broke several ribs and severed her hand, and was rushed into emergency surgery. Mel B Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), also known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English television personality, singer and actress. Brown rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 85 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. During the group's hiatus, Brown released her debut solo album ""Hot"". The album's lead single, ""I Want You Back"" charted"
"Stephen Milligan Stephen David Wyatt Milligan (12 May 1948 – 7 February 1994) was a British Conservative politician and journalist. He held a number of senior journalistic posts until his election to serve as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh in 1992. Milligan was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jonathan Aitken, Minister of State for Defence, and was regarded as a ""rising star"" of the Conservative Party. Milligan was found dead in his house in Chiswick, London, in February 1994, apparently self-strangled during an act of autoerotic asphyxiation. Milligan was born in Godalming, Surrey, on 12 May 1948, the son of"
"Spike Milligan's daughter Jane Milligan and Michael Coveney. Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes were honorary presidents until their deaths in 2002 and 2012, respectively. Goon Show Preservation Society The Goon Show Preservation Society is a non-profit organisation formed to help preserve and research the history of the ""Goon Show"". The society, founded in 1972, maintains an archive of ""Goon Show"" material, often used by professional researchers and media organisations, including the BBC. The society also owns the Neddie Seagoon puppet from ""The Telegoons"". It has regional groups within the United Kingdom as well as international representatives in Australia, Canada, South"
"be lodged open, it was thought that there had been an assassin there, and Beckham later revealed that she was terrified by the experience. In November 2002, five people were arrested after another plot for her kidnap was infiltrated by a tabloid newspaper. All charges were dropped after a witness was deemed unreliable. Victoria Beckham Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English businesswoman, fashion designer and former singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the"
"Dale, while Milligan played his father. He was portrayed by Edward Tudor-Pole in ""The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"" (2004). In a 2008 stage play, ""Surviving Spike"", Milligan was played by Michael Barrymore. On 9 June 2006, it was reported that Richard Wiseman had identified Milligan as the writer of the world's funniest joke as decided by the Laughlab project. Wiseman said the joke contained all three elements of what makes a good gag: anxiety, a feeling of superiority and an element of surprise. Eddie Izzard described Milligan as ""The Godfather of Alternative Comedy"". ""From his unchained mind came"
"the acting world, he danced with companies around the world. He first performed in the West End Theater. He was best known to do Ballet. Byrne's first acting job was as Dan in the 1991 TV Movie adaptation of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat"". His first main role was as Rob ""Hyper"" Sharpe in ""London's Burning"" for 2 years. Byrne's biggest acting role is as Mike Milligan from the Tracy Beaker series. He is currently starring as Mike in the spin-off of Tracy Beaker, ""The Dumping Ground"". Connor Byrne Connor Byrne born 18 March between 1963 and 1964 is"
"Mollie Milligan Mollie Milligan is an American actress,and co-owner/operator of Boxcar Creative, in Dallas, TX. She is also co-founder of Table 31 Productions, which began shooting the psychological thriller ""Element"" in June, 2014. In 2007, Mollie Milligan and her business partner, Brian Fabian, began searching for a film making opportunity. The couple spent the next two years visiting the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Texas, as well as the homes of 5 special needs children around the state of Texas. The result is the documentary “Different Abilities: Not Like the Others”. The film won the American Airlines First Altitude Award:"
"nearby Brockley Primary School (now renamed Beecroft Garden Primary School). The comedian Spike Milligan (1918–2002) lived at 50 Riseldine Road (which is on the Crofton Park side of Honor Oak) in the late 1930s, a few years after coming to England from India. A silver birch tree has been planted in his memory in front of Crofton Park Library. Crofton Park Crofton Park is a mainly residential suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is the original site of the former agricultural hamlet of Brockley. It is located south east of Charing Cross, and is south"
"his life. A non-smoker and non-drinker, Milligan was said to react badly and violently if those around him smoked, drank or used drugs. Milligan also never had a driver's license and relied on public transportation wherever he lived. Milligan enjoyed S&M and had very few long-term relationships (all of which were with men). One of his close friends was a Vietnam veteran and ex-convict named Dennis Malvasi (1950- ), who acted in Milligan's Troupe Theater in the late 1970s-early 1980s and also worked for Milligan as a crewperson, transportation driver, and even acted in one of Milligan's horror films, ""Carnage"""
"in October after only three of nine episodes completed had been aired. He starred in the Canadian network CTV's made-for-TV film ""Eight Days to Live"" playing ""O.C."" star Kelly Rowan's missing son. Milligan has also played minor roles in the television series ""The Days"", ""Andromeda"", ""The Dead Zone"", ""Alice, I Think"", ""Supernatural"", the CBC's ""Da Vinci's City Hall."" In 2010, Milligan played Kyle Halsted in the indie action crime drama film ""Repeaters"", co-starring Amanda Crew. In 2011, he starred as Nick in the horror thriller shark movie ""Shark Night 3D"". In 2011, he played the role of Nick Nader in"