We often remember the significant anniversaries of the talented people who contributed to the making of the Goon Show. Today it’s a pleasure to acknowledge one man who’s still with us and can celebrate his birthday.
Happy birthday to John Antrobus, 90 years old today (born 2nd July 1933, and living well in Chelsea, sometimes in Nice but, seemingly, always working).
As a scriptwriter, John collaborated in 1957 with Spike on two Series 8 Goon Shows, The Spon Plague and The Great Statue Debate. Later on, he and Spike co-wrote the stage play The Bed Sitting Room and the radio programme The Dinosaur. He wrote, and performed in (along with Spike) the series The Milligan Papers.
John Antrobus was interviewed by the GSPS in 2007. Read the article here. Also, check out his book Goon But Not Forgotten.
The most recent GSPS newsletter has an article describing what John has been up to in recent years.
The Goon Show Preservation Society 