The Life of Python: The History of Something Completely Different

Perry, George

ISBN 10: 1561385689 / ISBN 13: 9781561385683

Published by Running Press, Philadelphia/ London, 1995

About this Item

Larger trade paperback, pictorial purple covers. Very faint remainder mk bottom edge. No names, clean text. With many color & b/w photos. Printed in Spain 15600 shelf 192 p.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of Python: The History of Something Completely Different
• Publisher: Running Press, Philadelphia/ London
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561385689
• ISBN 13: 9781561385683
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th ptg.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

George Perry takes a fresh look at the past achievements of the Monty Python team, tracing their progress from student days, through the heady times of the "Flying Circus", right up to the most recent events in their lives. Despite the completion of the fourth and final series in 1974, the Python's have remained at the forefront of the entertainment business, spanning many different media. Their careers may change direction but all are informed by the same irreverence and humour which marked their early work. In addition to the four Monty Python movies the team have been both hugely creative and amazingly John Cleese wrote and starred in the hugely successful TV series, "Fawlty Towers" and oscar-winning "A Fish Called Wanda"; Terry Gilliam directed the critically-acclaimed "Brazil" and "Baron Munchausen"; Terry Jones wrote and directed "Personal Services" and scored a great hit with his children's books, including "Eric the Viking"; Michael Palin wrote, directed and starred in a multitude of films and TV programmes including "The Missionary", "The American Friend", "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "From Pole to Pole"; and Eric Idle established his acting career appearing in, amongst others, "Splitting Heirs" and "Nuns on the Run". But the eighties were marked by tragedy with the early death of Graham Chapman. With the help of archive material, a profusion of illustrations and firsthand access to the Python team, George Perry takes an informed look at the history of the extraordinary band of humorists who made up "Monty Python's Flying Circus".

About the Author

George Perry, author, journalist, fellow Oxbridge graduate, and expert on all matters Pythonical, has revised and updated his biography of the phenomenal team whose ongoing influence changed the face of comedy forever.