Terence Graham Parry Jones (1942 - 2020)

Born 1 Feb 1942 in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 21 Jan 2020 at age 77 in Highgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Terry Jones is Notable.

British actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director, and author. Member of the comedy group Monty Python.

Terence Graham Parry Jones was born in Colwyn Bay in north Wales on 1 February 1942, the son of Dilys Louisa (Newnes), a homemaker, and Alick George Parry Jones, a bank clerk.^[1] His older brother is production designer Nigel Jones. ^[2]

His grandparents ran the local amateur operatic society and staged Gilbert and Sullivan concerts on the town's pier each year

His family moved to Surrey when he was four but he always felt nostalgic about his native land.^[3]

He was most well known for Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as Life of Brian, a 1979 British comedy film starring and written by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin). It was also directed by Jones. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as—and next door to—Jesus Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.

The film was a box office success, the fourth-highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom in 1979, and highest grossing of any British film in the United States that year. It has remained popular, receiving positive reviews. The film was named "greatest comedy film of all time" by several magazines and television networks, and it later received a 97% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus, "One of the more cutting-edge films of the 1970s, this religious farce from the classic comedy troupe is as poignant as it is funny and satirical." In a 2006 Channel 4 poll, Life of Brian was ranked first on their list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films.

Terry passed away^[4]aged seventy seven after a long battle with a rare form of dementia at his home in Highgate, London, England, United Kingdom.
Terry was cremated^[5]a few days later.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales Birth Index", database
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 9 March 2024)
   Jones, Terence G.P. (Mother's maiden name: Newns).
   GRO Reference: 1942 Jan-Feb-Mar in Aled Volume 11b Page 844.
2. ↑ IMDb
3. ↑ Obituary
4. ↑ Obituary: The Bellingham Herald, Thursday 23 January 2020, Page 9; Terry Jones 1942-2020; Monty Python Star Hailed as 'Complete Renaissance Comedian'; https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107377255/obituary-for-terry-jones-aged-77/ Jill Lawless, Associated Press: accessed 11 August 2022)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, (accessed 2 September 2020) memorial page for Terry Jones (1 Feb 1942–21 Jan 2020), Find A Grave: Memorial #207024943, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend

See Also:

Wikipedia: Terry Jones

"Celebs Who Passed Away In 2020." Nikki Swift (channel). 2 Oct 2020. YouTube. Accessed 22 Jan 2021.

Wikidata: Item Q166159, en:Wikipedia