Terrence Graham Parry Jones was an integral member of one of the most innovative comedy troupes in global comedy, Monty Python.
Though he moved to Claygate, Surrey, at the age of five, Terry Jones still considers himself a true Welshman, and proved his credentials by becoming captain of his school rugby team.
Whilst at university in Oxford, Terry Jones met up with one Michael Palin, and thus began a successful comedy writing team which spawned BBC hits such as The Late Show and the Frost Review show. They then met up with Messrs John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle and the rest, as they say, is history.
Terry Jones not only wrote and performed with the Pythons, but also directed many of their zany films, including the Holy Grail, 1975, the Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). Post Python, he worked behind the scenes on other films such as Personal Services, Erik the Viking and Labyrinth.
Not content with entertaining the adult world and under the inspiration of his own children, Terry also turned his hand to writing some children's books, which include The Curse of the Vampire Socks, Fantastic Stories, Nicobonimus and with his old friend Michael Palin, Dr Fogg's Encyclopaedia of All Knowledge.
Feedback:
Barbara from Armitage, Staffs: "Back in the dim and distant past some friends and I played charades with Terry Jones and his family at New Year in his retreat in Wales. We met him in the pub at Hundred Houses, were invited back to his house, and asked what we wanted to do. We said 'Play charades' so we did. I'm ashamed to say that Terry won. He has a fantastic sense of humour, which does him credit."Sarah from Telford says: "I think Terry Jones is a wonderful, spirited man who has a lot of passion for history. He has done so much in his life - one can only hope that one's achievements are anywhere near this great man's. There just has to be an annual Monty Python day!"
One sixth of Monty Python and director of films such as 'Life of Brian'.
