{{Short description|Scottish comedian (1915–2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Jack Milroy | image = Portrait_of_Jack_Milroy.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|2001|2|1|1915|12|28|df=y}} | death_place = Glasgow, Scotland | birth_name = James Cruden | spouse = {{Marriage|Mary Lee|1952}} | children = 2 }} '''Jack Milroy''', MBE (born '''James Cruden'''; 28 December 1915 – 1 February 2001),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.stv.tv/west-central/26892-on-this-day-in-glasgows-history-comedian-jack-milroy-died/|title=On this day in Glasgow's history: 2001 Comedian Jack Milroy died|date=1 February 2012|accessdate=21 June 2014|work=STV News|author=Katy McCloskey}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was a Scottish comedian. Born in Govanhill, Glasgow and educated at Shawlands Academy, Milroy is noted for his partnership with comedy actor Rikki Fulton as Francie and Josie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary Jack Milroy|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 February 2001|accessdate=21 June 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1322494/Jack-Milroy.html}}</ref> The pair appeared together as lovable Glasgow teddy boys on television, in theatres across Scotland and in pantomime, from 1960 until their final appearance at the King's Theatre in Glasgow in 1996.
Following service in the army during World War II, Milroy began a song-and-dance act which led him to meet his wife, Mary Lee, who was a singer. The couple married in Aberdeen in 1952. A natural comedian, Milroy appeared in Glasgow, which he continued to make his base, had his own show at the Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen in the 1950s and was a regular favourite at the Gaiety Theatre, Ayr.
Milroy was awarded an MBE in 2000 for services to entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/jack-milroy-comic-legend-is-dead-1.200052|title=Jack Milroy, comic legend, is dead|date=2 February 2001|work=Herald Scotland}}</ref> Milroy died in Glasgow's Western Infirmary. He died on 1 February 2001, aged 85. Milroy was survived by his wife Mary, son Jim, and step-daughter Diane.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-22 |title=Mary Lee, singer and comedienne who became a leading light of the 1930s variety scene – obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/03/22/mary-lee-singer-comedienne-became-leading-light-1930s-variety/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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