A few days ago was the birthday, November 22, 1940, of American-British filmmaker, comedian, collage animator, and actor Terry Gilliam who gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Gilliam was also an accomplished collage artist who animated some of his art for the Monty Python Flying Circus television series. I was very much into the series when I lived in Crescent Beach, a tiny village in British Columbia, in 1973 (link below).
The Monty Python troupe consisted of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman.
Together they collaborated on the sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, also co-directed), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). In 1988, they received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2009, Gilliam received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.
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