Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman, manusförfattare, komiker, skådespelare, filmproducent (sök IMDb, Projekt Runeberg)- Född 8 januari 1941 i Leicester, Leicestershire, England, Storbritannien
- Död 4 oktober 1989 i Maidstone, Kent, England, Storbritannien (rygg- och strupcancer)
- Rökte pipa.
- Var öppet homosexuell.
- Graham Chapman avled kvällen innan Monty Pythons 20-årsjubileum.
- Ansågs av sina kollegor i Monty Python vara gängets bästa skådespelare.
Tal vid Graham Chapmans begravning, framfört av John Cleese:Graham Chapman, co-author of the "Parrot Sketch", is no more. He has ceased to be. Bereft of life, he rests in peace, he has kicked the bucket, hopped the twig, bit the dust, snuffed it, breathed his last, and gone to meet the Great Head of Light Entertainment in the sky, and I guess that were all thinking how sad it is that a man of such talent, such capability and kindness, of such intelligence should now be so suddenly spirited away at the age of only fourty-eight, before hed achieved many of the things of which he was capable, and before hed had enough fun.
Well, I feel that I should say, "Nonsense. Good riddance to him, the freeloading bastard! I hope he fries." And the reason I think I should say this is, he would never forgive me if I didnt, if I threw away this opportunity to shock you all on his behalf. Anything for him but mindless good taste. I could hear him whispering in my ear last night as I was writing this, "Alright, Cleese, youre very proud of being the first person to ever say shit on television. If this service is really for me, just for starters, I want you to be the first person ever at a British memorial service to say Fuck!"
Filmografi i urval:
- Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life (1983)
- Life of Brian (1979)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
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