JOHN CLEESE, ENGLAND, JULY, 1985

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David recalls: “John was filming Clockwise and I was up against the problem of trying to avoid any aspect of the movie itself in the photograph. The scenes, the lighting, the drama has been perfected by somebody else; for me to borrow some of that is a bit of a cheat. Knowing John Cleese had a great sense of humour, knowing he won’t object to looking absurd on a haystack, I went for the fun shot. He’s a great clown.”
Location: England
Year: 1985
Biography: British comedian, a member of the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python. Cleese was the comedian behind Python classics such as ‘The Ministry of Silly Walks’, hugely popular with Python fans to this day. His infamous role as seaside-hotel owner Basil Fawlty remains perhaps his most memorable television performance; a tour de force in slapstick humour mixed with razor-sharp writing and comic delivery. Cleese began writing film scripts after starring in Jim Henson’s Muppet Show (1976). He has since written and acted in a host of films such as A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and, more recently, appeared in the James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002). Cleese was rector of the University of St Andrews in Scotland from 1973-76 and, prior to his life as a comic genius, graduated from Cambridge University with a law degree.
Print Type: Fibre-based Harman Galerie FB Digital
Printed by: Metro Imaging, London
Limited Editions: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold
Bespoke: All prints are bespoke and printed to order, stamped and numbered
Presentation: Prints are supplied to clients flat in an acid-free box or rolled in a tube
Watermark: Watermarks will not be present on an original print
Tags: john cleese, british actor, writer, comedian, english, monty python, monty python’s flying circus, and now for something completely different, monty python and the holy grail, life of brian, the meaning of life, fawlty towers, a fish called wanda, fierce creatures, clockwise, james bond, Q, shrek, harry potter
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