# Jack Milroy

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Mary_Lee_(singer))|1952}}
| children           = 2
}}
'''Jack Milroy''', [MBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (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](/source/STV_(TV_channel))|author=Katy McCloskey}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was a Scottish comedian. Born in [Govanhill](/source/Govanhill), Glasgow and educated at [Shawlands Academy](/source/Shawlands_Academy), Milroy is noted for his partnership with comedy actor [Rikki Fulton](/source/Rikki_Fulton) as [Francie and Josie](/source/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](/source/Teddy_Boy) on television, in theatres across Scotland and in [pantomime](/source/pantomime), from 1960 until their final appearance at the [King's Theatre](/source/King's_Theatre%2C_Glasgow) in Glasgow in 1996.

Following service in the army during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Milroy began a song-and-dance act which led him to meet his wife, [Mary Lee](/source/Mary_Lee_(singer)), 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](/source/Tivoli_Theatre%2C_Aberdeen), Aberdeen in the 1950s and was a regular favourite at the [Gaiety Theatre](/source/Gaiety_Theatre%2C_Ayr), [Ayr](/source/Ayr).

Milroy was awarded an [MBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) 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](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))}}</ref> Milroy died in Glasgow's [Western Infirmary](/source/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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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0590587}}

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Category:1915 births
Category:2001 deaths
Category:People from Govanhill and Crosshill
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Scottish male stage actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
Category:Scottish male comedians
Category:Comedians from Glasgow
Category:20th-century Scottish comedians
Category:British Army personnel of World War II

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