Ebook: Spike: a Biography

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Author's Note; Acknowledgements; 1 India: The Child; 2 India: The Boy; 3 Rangoon; 4 Catford, SE6; 5 Army Days in Bexhill; 6 D Battery to Africa; 7 Italy; 8 Central Pool of Artists; 9 Post War: Pre-Goon; 10 Goons Arising; 11 Goons Ascendant; 12 Associated London Scripts; 13 Australia; 14 Single Parent; 15 Puckoon and Oblomov; 16 Poets Clowning; 17 Milligan. Writer; 18 The Other Spike; 19 The Black Hat; 20 Conservationist; Publisher's Note; Postscript; Appendices:; I Books; II Films; III Records; IV TV and Radio; Notes.;Spike Milligan was one of the most gifted and creative individuals of our time, and is remembered as a true comic genius. However, many people are unaware that he battled throughout his adult life against anxiety and depression, neither of which he was able to conquer. He allowed his biographer and close friend, Pauline Scudamore, complete and unfettered access to all his files and correspondence, as well as to his home and family. She also interviewed scores of his friends and colleagues to be able to present a full and well-rounded picture of a greatly misunderstood but hugely popular m.