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Terence Alan Patrick Seán " Spike " Milligan KBE ( 16 April 191827 February 2002 ) was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor of English and Irish parentage.

His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom.

He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless.

He was the co-creator, main writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show, performing a range of roles including the popular Eccles.