SpikeMilligan passed away on Feb. 26, 2002. The last and funniest scion of the famous GoonShow, Milligan went on to such glorious fancies as the Q series and several extremely silly and worthwhile books. Those that miss him may enjoy the links at http://www.fireflycafe.org/spike/spikelinks.html.
- http://www.spikemilligan.co.uk/ The Spike Milligan Tribute Site - Contains loads of information about Spike Milligan and his comic genius!
- http://web.archive.org/web/20040828021800/http://mikeagnew123.tripod.com/spikemilliganshop/id16.html - Photos of Spike Milligan
Very sad, but I can't help thinking, "Put him in the curry!" ...
I'm sure he'd like that. His own official obit, which he wrote himself a few years back, is at http://www.lovelyjane.btinternet.co.uk/Spike.htm. Rather cheers one up.
He also decided on his epitaph before he died; it reads "I told you I was ill", and the Gaelic translation (Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite) appears on the headstone of his grave.