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Chapman, Graham
Chapman, Graham (1941–1989), comedian and writer, was born on 8 January 1941 at the Stoneygate Nursing Home, Stoneygate, Leicester, the second son of Walter Chapman, policeman, and his wife, Edith Towers. He was educated at several Leicestershire schools, including Melton Mowbray grammar school, at which he appeared in various dramatic productions. He was also an avid fan of radio comedy from an early age, becoming especially drawn to that of the revolutionary Goon Show. In 1959 he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to study medicine. An initial attempt to join the renowned Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club was turned down by the then club secretary, David Frost, but, having gained recognition at a private ‘smoker’ concert, Chapman was elected to the Footlights committee in the following year, and there met his long-term writing partner, John Cleese.
Following in the footsteps of his elder brother, John, in 1962 Chapman began the clinical years of his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He was, however, soon performing with the Footlight
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Name: Graham Chapman |
Graham Chapman was born on January 1941 at the Stoneygate Nursing Home in Leicester, in the middle of an air raid. Chapman�s father was a policeman and as a result, Graham (and older brother John) moved around the country to where their father�s postings took them. Although as a consequence they both attended many different schools, it seems that the one that provided the most influence to Graham was Melton Mowbray Grammar. It was here that Graham picked up the theatrical bug, becoming involved in the regular Gilbert and Sullivan, Shakespeare and revue shows the school held. Around this time, Chapman saw
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Graham Chapman
English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
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).
Chapman was born in Leicester and was raised in Melton Mowbray. He enjoyed science, acting, and comedy and after graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian. Chapman eventually established a writing partnership with John Cleese, which reached its critical peak with Monty Python during the 1970s. He subsequently left Britain for Los Angeles, where he attempted to be a success on American television, speaking on the college circuit and producing the pirate film Yellowbeard (1983), before returning to Britain in the early 1980s.
Chapman was openly homosexual and a supporter of gay rights and was in a long-term par
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