Andy Milligan (February 12, 1929 â€" June 3, 1991) was an American
playwright, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker, whose work includes 27
films made between 1965 and 1988. In spite of the fact that he
directed a number of films that have become cult favorites with horror
movie buffs, he died in abject poverty in 1991 from AIDS and was
buried in an unmarked pauper's grave in Los Angeles, California.Andrew
Jackson Milligan Jr. was born on February 12, 1929, in St. Paul,
Minnesota. He was a self-taught filmmaker and was responsible for much
of the creative activity on his films (including cinematography and
costume design).Milligan was an "army brat"; his father, Andrew
Milligan Sr. (1895â€"1985), was an officer in the US Army who served
in the military for over 50 years (retiring in the mid 1960s holding
the rank of Colonel). The family frequently moved around the country
as a result of this. Milligan's mother, Marie Gladys Hull
(1903â€"1953), was an overweight alcoholic with severe physical and
mental health problems who served as an inspiration for some of
Milligan's film characters. Milligan's parents met and married in
1926. He was close to his father, who affectionately called him
"Junior", but had a very troubled relationship with his mother, who
was both physically and mentally abusive towards all her children as
well as her husband.
playwright, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker, whose work includes 27
films made between 1965 and 1988. In spite of the fact that he
directed a number of films that have become cult favorites with horror
movie buffs, he died in abject poverty in 1991 from AIDS and was
buried in an unmarked pauper's grave in Los Angeles, California.Andrew
Jackson Milligan Jr. was born on February 12, 1929, in St. Paul,
Minnesota. He was a self-taught filmmaker and was responsible for much
of the creative activity on his films (including cinematography and
costume design).Milligan was an "army brat"; his father, Andrew
Milligan Sr. (1895â€"1985), was an officer in the US Army who served
in the military for over 50 years (retiring in the mid 1960s holding
the rank of Colonel). The family frequently moved around the country
as a result of this. Milligan's mother, Marie Gladys Hull
(1903â€"1953), was an overweight alcoholic with severe physical and
mental health problems who served as an inspiration for some of
Milligan's film characters. Milligan's parents met and married in
1926. He was close to his father, who affectionately called him
"Junior", but had a very troubled relationship with his mother, who
was both physically and mentally abusive towards all her children as
well as her husband.
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