Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988 (Volume Two)

Halfway To Hollywood

MICHAEL PALIN

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

1
Brian Moody

2
Author’s Collection

3
HandMade Films Partnership

4
Sam Emerson

5
Pic Photos

6
Trevor Jeal

7
Andy Hanson

8
Chris Richardson

9
David Appleby

10
Mark Mullen

11
David Farrell

12
Erik Heinila

13
David James

 

As with the first volume, 1969-1979,
The Python Years
, I have had to reduce over a million words of diary entries to something nearer a quarter of a million. In this task I have, as before, been sagely advised and supervised by Ion Trewin. Michael Dover at Weidenfeld and Nicolson has been a constant encouragement in the completion and collation of the edit, and Steve Abbott and Paul Bird at my office have been, as ever, hugely supportive.

Once again, I must reserve my most special thanks to Katharine Du Prez for her patience and persistence in the Herculean labour of transcribing the contents of twenty-four close-packed, handwritten notebooks.

Mary Palin
, mother, living at Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk. Father died in 1977.
Helen
, wife
Children:
Tom
born 1968
William
born 1970
Rachel
born 1975

 

Angela
, sister. Married to
Veryan Herbert
and living at Chilton, Sudbury,
Suffolk. Died 1987.
Children:
Jeremy
born 1960
Camilla
born 1962
Marcus
born 1963

 

Helen’s family:
Anne Gibbins
, mother
Elder sister,
Mary
, married
Edward Burd
in 1964
Daughter,
Catherine
, born 1966
Younger sister,
Cathy

Richard and Christine Guedalla
, and daughters Louise and Helen, neighbours

 

Clare Latimer
, neighbour

 

Terry Jones
and
Alison

 

Terry Gilliam
and
Maggie

 

John Cleese
, formerly married to
Connie Booth
, one daughter,
Cynthia
, born 1971, married
Barbara Trentham
1981, separated 1987

 

Graham Chapman
, partner
David Sherlock
.
John Tomiczek
(adopted)

 

Eric Idle
, married
Tania Kosevich
1981

 

Robert Hewison
. Contemporary of MP at Brasenose College, Oxford 1962- 5, during which time he persuaded MP to perform and write comedy for first time.

 

Simon and Phillida Albury
. Simon met MP after Oxford in 1965. Television journalist, producer and Gospel music fan.

 

Ian and Anthea Davidson
. Met MP at Oxford. Encouraged him to perform in revue and gave him early work at the BBC. A writer and director and occasional Python performer.

 

Chris Miller and Bill Stotesbury
. Chris looked after Eric’s son Carey during
Life of Brian
. Bill is a designer and banjo player.

 

Neil and Yvonne Innes
. Neil, Ex-Bonzo Dog Band. Worked closely with the Pythons especially on their stage appearances. Collaborated with Eric to create the Rutles. Sons: Miles and Luke.

 

Mel Calman
, cartoonist and friend

 

George Harrison
. Musician, ex-Beatle. Married to Olivia Arias, son Dhani born 1978.

 

Derek and Joan Taylor
, Beatles’ publicist and wife

 

Chris Orr
, artist and printmaker

 

Charles McKeown
, actor, writer and performer in many MP films and TV shows

 

Geoffrey Strachan
. Editor at Methuen who encouraged Python to go into print. Also published the
Ripping Yarns
books.

 

Tristram and Virginia Powell
. Tristram was director/collaborator on
East of Ipswich
,
Number 27
and worked on development of
American Friends
.

 

André Jacquemin
. Recording engineer, Python recordist, composer (with Dave Howman) of some Python songs. Founder of Redwood Studios.

 

Trevor Jones/John Du Prez
, musician and composer (Python songs and
A Fish Called Wanda
)

 

Ray Cooper
, legendary percussionist who became important go-between and general troubleshooter on all the HandMade films

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