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Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, ''Holy Grail'' (1975) and ''Life of Brian'' (1979). He subsequently left Britain for Los Angeles, where he attempted to be a success on American television, speaking on the college circuit and writing and starring in the pirate film ''Yellowbeard'' (1983), before returning to Britain in the early 1980s.

Chapman was openly gay and a supporter of gay rights. In 1989, Chapman died of tonsil cancer which had spread to his spine. His life and legacy were commemorated at a memorial service in the Great Hall of St Bartholomew's Hospital two months after his death, which was a testimony to Chapman's surreal sense of humour that the remaining five Pythons enacted. Provided by Wikipedia