Terry Jones, Monty Python Member and Director, Dies at 77
Terry Jones, a beloved member of the Monty Python comedy troupe who directed many of its classic films, died Tuesday.
He was 77.According to the Associated Press, his family said he died “after a long, extremely brave but always good humored battle with a rare form of dementia, Ftd.”In 1969, Jones joined with Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and lone American, Terry Gilliam, to form the Monty Python comedy troupe, launching a sketch series, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” that revolutionized comedy with its offbeat, nonlinear sensibility.Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)Movies soon followed, with Jones and Gilliam co-directing “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975) and “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life” (1983).
Jones was also the solo director of 1979’s “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” the biggest box office hit of the troupe’s history.In addition to his work in entertainment, Jones was also
