Terry Jones
Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, poet, presenter and writer. He was a member of Monty Python.
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Born | Terence Graham Parry Jones (1942-02-01)1 February 1942 Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales |
Died | 21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 77) |
Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
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Years active | 1966–2016 |
Known for | One of the six members of Monty Python |
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Children | 3 |
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Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales. He was married to Alison Telfer, and later to Anna Söderström.
In September 2016 it was announced that Jones had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia that impairs the ability to speak and communicate, and that he was no longer able to give interviews.[1] On 21 January 2020, Jones died from problems caused by the disease, at his home in North London, aged 77.[2]