Milligan, Spike, 1918-2002

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Milligan, Spike, 1918-2002
Other forms of name
Milligan, Terence Alan, 1918-2002
Milligan, Terence Alan
Date of birth
1918-04-16
Date of death
2002-02-27
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1918
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 111758565
Wikidata: Q561401
Library of congress: n 80067021
Sources of Information
  • Info. from 678 field, 2014-02-11(b. 1918)
  • LA Times, Feb. 28, 2002, sect. B, p. 13(Spike Milligan, d. Feb. 27, 2002, age 83; b. April 16, 1918)
  • Milligan, Spike. Puckoon, 1977:title page (Spike Milligan) preliminaries (Spike Milligan was born at Ahmednagar in India in 1919; began his career as a band musician but has since become famous as a humorous script writer and actor both in films and broadcasting; was one of the main figures in and behind the infamous [British radio programme] Goon Show; lives in London)
  • Puckoon, 1963.
  • Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan; born 16 April 1918 in Ahmednagar, British Raj, died 27 February 2002 in Rye, East Sussex, England, aged 83; an Anglo-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor ( (Wikipedia, 9 Feb. 2026) )
  • His Puckoon, 1963.
  • NUCMC data from Boston Univ. Lib. for Antrobus, J. Papers, 1963-1977(Spike Milligan)
  • Contemp. auth., v. 9-12(Milligan, Terence Alan, 1918- (Spike Milligan); s. Leo Alphonso (army officer) & Florence Winifred (Kettleband) M.; m. Margaret Patricia Ridgeway; res.: London, Eng.; freelance writer/ radio & tv)
  • LATimes, Feb. 28, 2002, sect. B, p. 13(Spike Milligan, d. Feb. 27, 2002, age 83; b. April 16, 1918)