Spike Milligan
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Spike Milligan was a British-Irish comedian, writer, poet, and actor best known as a leading figure of The Goon Show and a pioneer of surreal, influential postwar comedy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spike Milligan canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comedian
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ radio performer ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Thomas’s Church, Winchelsea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf | The Goon Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-02-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | Terence Alan Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist comedy
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surreal humour ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alan
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Terence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | KBE (honorary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British postwar comedy
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Monty Python NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Goons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Spike Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading figure of The Goon Show
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pioneering surreal postwar comedy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
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Puckoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Silly Verse for Kids NERFINISHED ⓘ The Goon Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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children’s author ⓘ comedian ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ radio writer ⓘ scriptwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ahmednagar
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Bombay Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ British India ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
East Sussex
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England ⓘ Rye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
East Sussex
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse |
June Marlow
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Maughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Milligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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