Andy Milligan
| Andy Milligan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Andrew Jackson Milligan, Jr. February 12, 1929 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | June 3, 1991 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Richard Fox Joi Gogan Gerald Jackson A. Milligan Andrew Milligan |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director |
| Years active | 1951–1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Candy Hammond (1968 – 1969) (divorced) |
Andy Milligan (February 12, 1929 – June 3, 1991) was an American playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director, 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. (1895–1985), was a Captain 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 (1903–1953), 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.
Milligan had an older half-brother named Harley LeRoy Hull (1924–1996) and a younger sister named Louise Milligan Howe (1931–).
After finishing high school in 1947, Milligan enlisted in the US Navy, serving for four years. After his honorable discharge in 1951 he settled in New York City, where he acted on stage, and opened a dress shop.
During the 1950s Milligan became involved in the nascent off-off-Broadway theater movement where he mounted productions of plays by Lord Dunsany and Jean Genet at the Caffe Cino, a small Greenwich Village coffeehouse that served as a hothouse for rising theater talent like Lanford Wilson, Tom Eyen and John Guare. Milligan also became involved with directing low-key theater productions at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. During this period, he operated and designed for a clothing boutique named Ad Lib and used his dressmaking skills to costume many theatrical productions.
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