Neil Innes Death
Neil passed away on December 29, 2019 at the age of 75 in Toulouse, France. Neil's cause of death was heart attack.
When did Neil Innes die?
December 29, 2019How did Neil Innes die? What was the cause of death?
Heart attackHow old was Neil Innes when died?
75Where did Neil Innes die? What was the location of death?
Toulouse, France
Neil Innes Birthday and Date of Death
Neil Innes was born on December 9, 1944 and died on December 29, 2019. Neil was 75 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 9, 1944
Date of Death: December 29, 2019
Age at Death: 75
Neil Innes - Biography
Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944) is an English writer, comedian and musician, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles.
In 1973, Innes worked with Andy Roberts, Adrian Henri, Roger McGough, Mike McGear, Brian Patten, John Gorman, David Richards, John Megginson, Ollie Halsall and Gerry Conway in the band GRIMMS, which released their self-titled album and Rocking Duck in 1973 followed by their last album Sleepers in 1976.
In the mid-1970s, Innes became closely associated with the Monty Python team. Having contributed music to their albums Monty Python's Previous Record (1972) and The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (1973), he played a major role in performing and writing songs and sketches for their final TV series in 1974, after John Cleese temporarily left. He wrote a squib of a song called "George III" for the episode "The Golden Age of Ballooning", which was sung by the Flirtations but billed onscreen as the Ronettes. He also wrote the song "When Does a Dream Begin?", used in "Anything Goes: The Light Entertainment War". He co-wrote the "Most Awful Family in Britain" sketch and played a humorous stilted guitar version of the theme song, "The Liberty Bell" march, during the credits of the last episode, "Party Political Broadcast". He is one of only two non-Pythons ever to be credited writers for the TV series, the other being Douglas Adams (who co-wrote the "Patient Abuse" sketch, also featured in "Party Political Broadcast").
While a student at Goldsmiths College, London, in the mid-1960s Innes met Yvonne Catherine Hilton; they married on 3 March 1966. The couple had three sons, Miles (b. 1967), Luke (b. 1971), and Barney (b. 1978). Innes died of a heart attack on 29 December 2019 near Toulouse, where he had lived for several years.
