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	!scope="row"\| ''[[Locked Out (film)\|Locked Out]]''~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2020}}~~		!scope="row"\| ''[[Locked Out (film)\|Locked Out]]''
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	!scope="row"\| ''[[Anna and the Moods]]''~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2020}}~~		!scope="row"\| ''[[Anna and the Moods]]''
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	!scope="row"\| ''King Guillaume''~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2020}}~~		!scope="row"\| ''King Guillaume''
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	!scope="row"\| ''[[Perspectives (TV series)\|Perspectives]]''~~{{Citation needed\|date=January 2020}}~~		!scope="row"\| ''[[Perspectives (TV series)\|Perspectives]]''
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	\| Episode: "In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps"		\| Episode: "In Charlie Chaplin's Footsteps"

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	Jones co-wrote ''[[Ripping Yarns]]'' with Palin. They also wrote a play, ''Underwood's Finest Hour'', about an obstetrician distracted during a birth by the radio broadcast of a [[Test cricket\|Test match]], which played at the [[Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]], in 1981.<ref>[[Christopher Martin-Jenkins]], "Bookshelf", ''[[The Cricketer]]'', January 1982, p. 35.</ref> Jones also wrote numerous works for children, including ''Fantastic Stories'', ''The Beast with a Thousand Teeth'' and a collection of comic verse called ''The Curse of the Vampire's Socks''.<ref name="Writers of Wales">{{cite web \|title=Terry Jones \|url=http://welshwriters.co.uk/terry-jones/ \|website=Writers of Wales \|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fantastic Fiction">{{cite web \|title=Terry Jones \|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/terry-jones/ \|website=Fantastic Fiction \|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>		Jones co-wrote ''[[Ripping Yarns]]'' with Palin. They also wrote a play, ''Underwood's Finest Hour'', about an obstetrician distracted during a birth by the radio broadcast of a [[Test cricket\|Test match]], which played at the [[Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]], in 1981.<ref>[[Christopher Martin-Jenkins]], "Bookshelf", ''[[The Cricketer]]'', January 1982, p. 35.</ref> Jones also wrote numerous works for children, including ''Fantastic Stories'', ''The Beast with a Thousand Teeth'' and a collection of comic verse called ''The Curse of the Vampire's Socks''.<ref name="Writers of Wales">{{cite web \|title=Terry Jones \|url=http://welshwriters.co.uk/terry-jones/ \|website=Writers of Wales \|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fantastic Fiction">{{cite web \|title=Terry Jones \|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/terry-jones/ \|website=Fantastic Fiction \|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

	Jones was the co-creator (with [[Gavin Scott]]) of the [[animated]] TV series ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'' (1996–1998), which parodied the [[King Arthur\|Arthurian]] legends and [[Middle Ages]] periods. Reversing a common story convention, the series' [[protagonists]] are [[anthropomorphic]] [[~~dragons~~]] beset by evil humans.<ref name="Writers of Wales" /><ref name="Fantastic Fiction" />		Jones was the co-creator (with [[Gavin Scott]]) of the [[animated]] TV series ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'' (1996–1998), which parodied the [[King Arthur\|Arthurian]] legends and [[Middle Ages]] periods. Reversing a common story convention, the series' [[protagonists]] are [[anthropomorphic]] [[dragon]]s beset by evil humans.<ref name="Writers of Wales" /><ref name="Fantastic Fiction" />

	==== Screenplays ====		==== Screenplays ====

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	After graduating from [[Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], and [[Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], and [[Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[~~phasia~~]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	\| birthname = Terence Graham Parry Jones		\| birthname = Terence Graham Parry Jones
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1942\|2\|1\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1942\|2\|1\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Colwyn Bay\|~~Colwyn Bay]], Wales		\| birth_place = [[Colwyn Bay]], Wales
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|1\|21\|1942\|2\|1\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|1\|21\|1942\|2\|1\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
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	\| known_for = One of the six members of [[Monty Python]]		\| known_for = One of the six members of [[Monty Python]]
	\| alma_mater = [[w:St Edmund Hall, Oxford\|St Edmund Hall]]		\| alma_mater = [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford\|St Edmund Hall]]
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	'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.		'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.

	After graduating from [[~~w:Oxford University\|~~Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[~~w:Michael Palin\|~~Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[~~w:John Cleese\|~~John Cleese]], and [[~~w:Eric Idle\|~~Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[~~w:Terry Gilliam\|~~Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], and [[Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[~~w:Jim Henson\|~~Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[~~w:medieval\|~~medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[~~w:BAFTA Cymru\|~~BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[~~w:aphasia\|aphasia~~]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[~~w:frontotemporal dementia\|~~frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[phasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in the seaside town of [[~~w:Colwyn Bay\|~~Colwyn Bay]], on the north coast of [[~~w:Wales\|~~Wales]], the son of homemaker Dilys Louisa (Newnes), and Alick George Parry-Jones, a bank clerk.<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/22/terry-jones-monty-python-founder-and-life-of-brian-director-dies-aged-77\|title=Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77\|last=Pulver\|first=Andrew\|date=22 January 2020\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=22 January 2020\|language=en-GB\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GkYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Alick+George+Parry+(a+bank+clerk)+and+Dilys+Louisa+(a+homemaker;+maiden+name,+Newnes)+Jones;%22\|title=Something about the Author\|date=24 January 2002\|publisher=Gale Research\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9780787647155}}</ref> The family home was named ''Bodchwil''. As he recalled in ''[[~~w:The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons\|~~The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons]]'', he was "born right bang slap in the middle of World War Two,"<ref>{{Cite book\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nfoEBAAAQBAJ\|title=w:The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons\|last=Jones\|first=Terry\|publisher=Hachette, UK\|year=2014\|isbn=978-1-4091-5678-9\|editor-last=McCabe\|editor-first=Bob\|location=London\|chapter=In which we are born\|oclc=893659625}}</ref> while his father served with the Royal Air Force in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/arts/television/terry-jones-dead.html\|title=Terry Jones, Monty Python Founder and Scholar, Is Dead at 77\|last=Genzlinger\|first=Neil\|date=2020-01-22\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2020-01-29\|language=en-US}}</ref> A week after he was born, his father was posted in India as a Flight Lieutenant (Temporary).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35503/data.pdf\|title=Royal Air Force\|date=27 March 1942\|website=www.thegazette.co.uk\|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> His brother Nigel was two years his senior.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.cardinalfang.net/biographies/jones_biog.html\|title=Terry Jones biography\|website=www.cardinalfang.net\|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> He reunited with his father when the war ended four years later; of their first meeting at Colwyn Bay train station he recalled: "I'd only ever been kissed by the smooth lips of a lady up until that point, so his bristly moustache was quite disturbing!"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/its-big-surprise-people-still-11929902\|title=Classic interview with Terry Jones: 'It's a big surprise that people still want to talk about Monty Python'\|last=Bevan\|first=Nathan\|date=2016-09-23\|website=walesonline\|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> When Jones was four and a half, the family moved to [[~~w:Claygate\|~~Claygate]], [[~~w:Surrey\|~~Surrey]], England.<ref name=life>{{cite web\|last=Bevan \|first=Nathan \|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/arts-in-wales/2011/03/05/the-life-and-times-of-monty-python-s-terry-jones-91466-28274298/ \|title=The life and times of Monty Python's Terry Jones by Nathan Bevan, Western Mail at \|publisher=Walesonline.co.uk \|date=5 March 2011 \|access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref>		Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in the seaside town of [[Colwyn Bay]], on the north coast of [[Wales]], the son of homemaker Dilys Louisa (Newnes), and Alick George Parry-Jones, a bank clerk.<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/22/terry-jones-monty-python-founder-and-life-of-brian-director-dies-aged-77\|title=Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77\|last=Pulver\|first=Andrew\|date=22 January 2020\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=22 January 2020\|language=en-GB\|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GkYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Alick+George+Parry+(a+bank+clerk)+and+Dilys+Louisa+(a+homemaker;+maiden+name,+Newnes)+Jones;%22\|title=Something about the Author\|date=24 January 2002\|publisher=Gale Research\|via=Google Books\|isbn=9780787647155}}</ref> The family home was named ''Bodchwil''. As he recalled in ''[[The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons]]'', he was "born right bang slap in the middle of World War Two,"<ref>{{Cite book\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nfoEBAAAQBAJ\|title=The Pythons' Autobiography By The Pythons\|last=Jones\|first=Terry\|publisher=Hachette, UK\|year=2014\|isbn=978-1-4091-5678-9\|editor-last=McCabe\|editor-first=Bob\|location=London\|chapter=In which we are born\|oclc=893659625}}</ref> while his father served with the Royal Air Force in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/22/arts/television/terry-jones-dead.html\|title=Terry Jones, Monty Python Founder and Scholar, Is Dead at 77\|last=Genzlinger\|first=Neil\|date=2020-01-22\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2020-01-29\|language=en-US}}</ref> A week after he was born, his father was posted in India as a Flight Lieutenant (Temporary).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35503/data.pdf\|title=Royal Air Force\|date=27 March 1942\|website=www.thegazette.co.uk\|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> His brother Nigel was two years his senior.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.cardinalfang.net/biographies/jones_biog.html\|title=Terry Jones biography\|website=www.cardinalfang.net\|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> He reunited with his father when the war ended four years later; of their first meeting at Colwyn Bay train station he recalled: "I'd only ever been kissed by the smooth lips of a lady up until that point, so his bristly moustache was quite disturbing!"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/its-big-surprise-people-still-11929902\|title=Classic interview with Terry Jones: 'It's a big surprise that people still want to talk about Monty Python'\|last=Bevan\|first=Nathan\|date=2016-09-23\|website=walesonline\|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> When Jones was four and a half, the family moved to [[Claygate]], [[Surrey]], England.<ref name=life>{{cite web\|last=Bevan \|first=Nathan \|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/arts-in-wales/2011/03/05/the-life-and-times-of-monty-python-s-terry-jones-91466-28274298/ \|title=The life and times of Monty Python's Terry Jones by Nathan Bevan, Western Mail at \|publisher=Walesonline.co.uk \|date=5 March 2011 \|access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref>

	Jones attended Esher CoE primary school and the [[w:Royal Grammar School, Guildford\|Royal Grammar School]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Terry+Jones&pid=355 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130215156/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Terry+Jones&pid=355 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 November 2009 \|title=Distinguished Old Guildfordians – Terry Jones \|work=Royal Grammar School, Guildford Website \|access-date=9 February 2011}}</ref> in [[~~w:Guildford\|~~Guildford]], where he was school captain in the 1960–61 academic year. He read English at [[w:St Edmund Hall, Oxford\|St Edmund Hall]], but "strayed into history".<ref name="english">{{cite book\|first=Roger\|last=Wilmut\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus\|publisher=Oxford Books\|location=London\|date=1980\|isbn=978-0413507709\|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=An interview with Terry Jones\|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/474/474005p1.html\|website=IGN\|date=21 January 2004\|access-date=29 June 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004743/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/474/474005p1.html\|archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> He became interested in the medieval period through reading Chaucer as part of his English degree.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Todd\|last=Leopold\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/04/12/terry.jones/\|title=A Python Gets Serious\|website=CNN\|date=13 April 2005\|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref> He graduated with a [[~~w:2:1\|~~2:1]].<ref>{{cite journal \|url=http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/2009-10/v22n2/06.shtml \|title=A Python's progress\|journal=Oxford Today\|publisher=Oxford University\|volume=22 \|number=2\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620231547/http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/2009-10/v22n2/06.shtml \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=20 June 2010 \|access-date=1 June 2011 }}</ref> While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python castmate [[~~w:Michael Palin\|~~Michael Palin]] in [[~~w:the Oxford Revue\|~~the Oxford Revue]]. Jones was a year ahead of Palin at Oxford, and on first meeting him Palin states, "The first thing that struck me was what a nice bloke he was. He had no airs and graces. We had a similar idea of what humour could do and where it should go, mainly because we both liked characters; we both appreciated that comedy wasn't just jokes."<ref>{{cite news \|title=Michael Palin interview \|url=https://thechap.co.uk/2018/09/19/michael-palin/ \|access-date=28 August 2019 \|work=Chap.co.uk}}</ref>		Jones attended Esher CoE primary school and the [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford\|Royal Grammar School]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Terry+Jones&pid=355 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130215156/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Terry+Jones&pid=355 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 November 2009 \|title=Distinguished Old Guildfordians – Terry Jones \|work=Royal Grammar School, Guildford Website \|access-date=9 February 2011}}</ref> in [[Guildford]], where he was school captain in the 1960–61 academic year. He read English at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford\|St Edmund Hall]], but "strayed into history".<ref name="english">{{cite book\|first=Roger\|last=Wilmut\|title=From Fringe to Flying Circus\|publisher=Oxford Books\|location=London\|date=1980\|isbn=978-0413507709\|page=38}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=An interview with Terry Jones\|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/474/474005p1.html\|website=IGN\|date=21 January 2004\|access-date=29 June 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004743/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/474/474005p1.html\|archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> He became interested in the medieval period through reading Chaucer as part of his English degree.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Todd\|last=Leopold\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/04/12/terry.jones/\|title=A Python Gets Serious\|website=CNN\|date=13 April 2005\|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref> He graduated with a [[2:1]].<ref>{{cite journal \|url=http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/2009-10/v22n2/06.shtml \|title=A Python's progress\|journal=Oxford Today\|publisher=Oxford University\|volume=22 \|number=2\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620231547/http://www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk/2009-10/v22n2/06.shtml \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=20 June 2010 \|access-date=1 June 2011 }}</ref> While there, he performed comedy with future Monty Python castmate [[Michael Palin]] in [[the Oxford Revue]]. Jones was a year ahead of Palin at Oxford, and on first meeting him Palin states, "The first thing that struck me was what a nice bloke he was. He had no airs and graces. We had a similar idea of what humour could do and where it should go, mainly because we both liked characters; we both appreciated that comedy wasn't just jokes."<ref>{{cite news \|title=Michael Palin interview \|url=https://thechap.co.uk/2018/09/19/michael-palin/ \|access-date=28 August 2019 \|work=Chap.co.uk}}</ref>

	== Career history ==		== Career history ==

	=== Before Python and early Python ===		=== Before Python and early Python ===
	Jones appeared in ''[[~~w:Twice a Fortnight\|~~Twice a Fortnight]]'' with Michael Palin, [[~~w:Graeme Garden\|~~Graeme Garden]], [[Bill Oddie]] and [[Jonathan Lynn]], as well as the television series ''[[The Complete and Utter History of Britain]]'' (1969). He appeared in ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–69) with Palin, [[Eric Idle]] and [[David Jason]]. He wrote for ''[[The Frost Report]]'' and several other [[David Frost]] programmes on British television.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thefrostreport/\|title=The Frost Report\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/07/08/jimmy-gilbert-bbc-producer-who-presided-over-a-golden-age-of-lig/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/07/08/jimmy-gilbert-bbc-producer-who-presided-over-a-golden-age-of-lig/ \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Jimmy Gilbert, BBC producer who presided over a golden age of light entertainment – obituary\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=8 June 2016\|access-date=9 July 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Of Jones' contributions as a performer to ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', his depictions of middle-aged women (or "ratbag old women" as termed by the BBC, also known as "pepper-pots" or "grannies from hell") are among the most memorable.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Monty Python's Flying Circus \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/montypython/ \|access-date=24 August 2019 \|work=BBC}}</ref>		Jones appeared in ''[[Twice a Fortnight]]'' with Michael Palin, [[Graeme Garden]], [[Bill Oddie]] and [[Jonathan Lynn]], as well as the television series ''[[The Complete and Utter History of Britain]]'' (1969). He appeared in ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' (1967–69) with Palin, [[Eric Idle]] and [[David Jason]]. He wrote for ''[[The Frost Report]]'' and several other [[David Frost]] programmes on British television.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thefrostreport/\|title=The Frost Report\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/07/08/jimmy-gilbert-bbc-producer-who-presided-over-a-golden-age-of-lig/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/07/08/jimmy-gilbert-bbc-producer-who-presided-over-a-golden-age-of-lig/ \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=Jimmy Gilbert, BBC producer who presided over a golden age of light entertainment – obituary\|work=The Daily Telegraph\|date=8 June 2016\|access-date=9 July 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Of Jones' contributions as a performer to ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', his depictions of middle-aged women (or "ratbag old women" as termed by the BBC, also known as "pepper-pots" or "grannies from hell") are among the most memorable.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Monty Python's Flying Circus \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/montypython/ \|access-date=24 August 2019 \|work=BBC}}</ref>

	=== Directorial work ===		=== Directorial work ===

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	* In 2016, an [[asteroid]], [[9622 Terryjones]], was named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web \| title = IAU Minor Planet Center \| work = minorplanetcenter.net \| access-date = 1 August 2016 \| url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=✓&object_id=9622 }}</ref>		* In 2016, an [[asteroid]], [[9622 Terryjones]], was named in his honour.<ref>{{cite web \| title = IAU Minor Planet Center \| work = minorplanetcenter.net \| access-date = 1 August 2016 \| url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=✓&object_id=9622 }}</ref>
	* In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/watch-monty-python-star-terry-8968259\|title=Watch Monty Python's Terry Jones' son make emotional speech\|last=Reporter\|first=Record\|date=2016-10-03\|website=dailyrecord\|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>		* In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/watch-monty-python-star-terry-8968259\|title=Watch Monty Python's Terry Jones' son make emotional speech\|last=Reporter\|first=Record\|date=2016-10-03\|website=dailyrecord\|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>

	~~== See also ==~~
	* {{Portal inline\|Children's literature}}
	* {{Portal inline\|Comedy}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f29677b Terry Jones] at the [[British Film Institute]]		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f29677b\|Terry Jones}}
	* {{~~Curlie~~\|~~Arts/People/J/~~Jones~~%2C_Terry/~~}}
	* {{IMDb name\|id=0001402\|name=Terry Jones}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0001402\|name=Terry Jones}}
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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050408070446/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/j/jones_terry.shtml Terry Jones] at the [[BBC Guide to Comedy]]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050408070446/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/j/jones_terry.shtml Terry Jones] at the [[BBC Guide to Comedy]]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060308031338/http://www.comedy-zone.net/standup/comedian/j/jones-terry.htm Terry Jones] at the Comedy Zone		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060308031338/http://www.comedy-zone.net/standup/comedian/j/jones-terry.htm Terry Jones] at the Comedy Zone
	* ~~[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/~~207024943~~/terry-jones~~ Terry Jones~~] at [[Find a Grave]]~~		* {{Find a Grave\|207024943\|Terry Jones}}
	* {{Discogs artist\|Terry Jones}}		* {{Discogs artist\|Terry Jones}}

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	* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f29677b Terry Jones] at the [[British Film Institute]]		* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f29677b Terry Jones] at the [[British Film Institute]]
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	'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.		'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.

	After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[w:Michael Palin\|Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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	'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.		'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.

	After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], and [[Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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	'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.		'''Terence Graham Parry Jones''' (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/terry-jones/ \|work=BBC Wales \|date=7 October 2009 \|title=Terry Jones}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/terry-jones-death-monty-python-age-cause-a9296546.html\|first=Jacob\|last=Stolworthy \|title=Terry Jones death: Monty Python star and Life of Brian director dies, aged 77\|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Python]] comedy team.

	After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[w:Michael Palin\|Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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	After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], and [[Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.		After graduating from [[w:Oxford University\|Oxford University]] with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner [[Michael Palin]] wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' and ''[[The Frost Report]]'', before creating ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' with Cambridge graduates [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:John Cleese\|John Cleese]], and [[w:Eric Idle\|Eric Idle]] and American animator-filmmaker [[w:Terry Gilliam\|Terry Gilliam]]. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with the Python film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail\|Holy Grail]]'', which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian\|Life of Brian]]'' and ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life\|The Meaning of Life]]''.

	Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>		Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. He also wrote an early draft of [[w:Jim Henson\|Jim Henson]]'s film ''[[w:Labyrinth (1986 film)\|Labyrinth]]'', though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected [[w:medieval\|medieval]] historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the [[w:BAFTA Cymru\|BAFTA Cymru]] Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative [[w:aphasia\|aphasia]], he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from [[w:frontotemporal dementia\|frontotemporal dementia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="Guardian"/>