LONDON (AP) — Terry Jones,Uschi Karnat one of the founding members of comedy troupe Monty Python, has been diagnosed with dementia.
SEE ALSO: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' recut as a crazy intense dramaIn a statement released by Britain's film academy, a representative says the 74-year-old has primary progressive aphasia, which erodes the ability to use language. As a result, Jones can no longer give interviews.
News of Jones' illness came in a statement announcing he is to receive an award for outstanding contribution to film and television from the academy's Welsh branch.
In the late 1960s Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and the late Graham Chapman formed the surreal and anarchic Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Jones directed the Python films Life Of Brianand Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life.With Gilliam, he co-directed Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
Benedict Cumberbatch hints that 'Sherlock' may be coming to an end
This candle promises the smell of a new Mac, at a fraction of the cost
Dramatic video shows a kitten being rescued from a 12
Hillary Clinton to young girls: ‘You are more than the way you look'
Yahoo Newsroom app is mobile 'Reddit for the masses'
Google Wifi makes setting up home networks a breeze
Guy responsible for creating clown fear tells everyone to chill
接受PR>=1、BR>=1,流量相当,内容相关类链接。