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Jul 01, 2014 clockwise from top graham chapman with pipe, eric idle, terry gilliam, michael palin, john cleese and terry jones in 1969. He escaped a projected career as a solicitor by accepting an offer to write for bbc radio. Chapman, an admitted homosexual and reformed alcoholic who smoked a pipe, told reporters in august that a dentist found a cancerous growth on his. The pythons graham chapman, michael palin, john cleese. In october 1969, the bbc broadcast the first programme in a new series entitled monty pythons flying circus, written and conceived by graham chapman, john cleese, terry gilliam, eric idle, terry jones and michael palin. The book was edited by bob mccabe from interviews held with john cleese. The five englishmen played most of the roles, with gilliam primarily contributing eccentric animations. Chapman was rushed to maidstone general hospital in southeast england from his nearby home on tuesday and died there wednesday night, said his manager, don epstein. In the late 1960s, he cofounded monty python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show monty pythons flying circus. Graham chapmans most popular book is the complete monty pythons flying circus.
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