Terry Jones: Monty Python Member and Director of Life of Brian Dies at 7

Terry Jones was a Welsh comedian, writer, director and historian, and a founding member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Born Terence Graham Parry Jones on February 1, 1942, in Colwyn Bay, Wales, he studied English at Oxford before breaking into television.

Jones performed in Monty Python's Flying Circus from 1969 to 1974, co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975 and directed Life of Brian in 1979 and The Meaning of Life in 1983. He co-created Ripping Yarns with Michael Palin and wrote the screenplay for Labyrinth in 1986. He was also a respected medieval historian who wrote Chaucer's Knight and presented documentaries such as Medieval Lives.

Jones received a BAFTA Cymru Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He married Alison Telfer in 1970 and Anna Soderstrom in 2012, and he had three children. He was diagnosed with a form of frontotemporal dementia in 2015. He died at his home in Highgate, London, on January 21, 2020, at age 77, and donated his brain for dementia research.

Achievements: Founding member of Monty Python, directed Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983), wrote Labyrinth (1986), BAFTA Cymru Lifetime Achievement Award (2016).

Birth: February 1, 1942 - Colwyn Bay, Wales.

Profession: Comedian, writer, director and historian.

Interesting Facts: He played the memorable role of Brian's mother in Life of Brian. An asteroid, 9622 Terryjones, was named in his honor.