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English Heritage has rejected a proposal to honor Monty Python member Graham Chapman with a blue plaque in London, despite his meeting the eligibility criteria. Friends and colleagues speculate that this decision might be part of an effort by the organization to increase recognition for ethnic minority figures. The charity plans to erect nine plaques this year, including those for Kamal Chunchie and Duse Mohamed Ali, both less well-known compared to Chapman. John Cleese, a fellow Python, expressed skepticism about the motivations behind English Heritage's decision, suggesting it may not reflect broader public opinion.
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English Heritage rejected a bid to honor Graham Chapman, a star from the comedy group Monty Python, with a blue plaque in London. Chapman, who passed away at age 48 in 1989, met the eligibility criteria for the honor but was denied despite significant support among his friends and fans. Critics fear this decision might reflect a push to celebrate more ethnic minority figures rather than honoring established cultural icons like Chapman. English Heritage receives around 80 nominations annually for blue plaques, selecting only nine each year, making it highly competitive. Fellow Python member Sir Michael Palin noted that Chapman would have appreciated an unofficial plaque placed on the Angel pub in Highgate, north London, in 2012, instead of a formal one.
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It seems Life Of Brian star Graham Chapman is still regarded as 'a very naughty boy' more than 45 years after the film's release.
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Chapman → seem → release
English Heritage has turned down a request to erect a blue plaque to celebrate the life and work of the former Python.
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Heritage → turn → Python
Chapman, who died aged 48 in 1989, was snubbed even though he met the eligibility criteria for the honour.
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Friends and supporters fear he may have fallen victim to a drive by the charity to increase the number of black and Asian figures who are celebrated.
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On Saturday, fellow Python and writing partner John Cleese, said: 'I wonder why they have not decided to go ahead.
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It seems that a lot of these quangos have woke inclinations unrepresentative of most British people.
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'Presumably, we can put up a plaque ourselves.'
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English Heritage, which runs the official blue plaques scheme in London, receives about 80 nominations annually and this year said it would erect nine.
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English Heritage has turned down a request to erect a blue plaque to celebrate the life and work of the former Python
The charity's list included Oscar–winning actor Sir Laurence Olivier and pioneering astronomer Cecilia Payne–Gaposchkin.
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But others honoured will be less familiar.
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They include Kamal Chunchie, a Sri Lankan–born Methodist pastor who fought for racial justice in London's East End in the 1930s and 40s, and Duse Mohamed Ali, who was a leading figure in London's Pan–Africanism movement.
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who → include → movement
Chapman co–write some of the best–known Python skits, including the Dead Parrot sketch, the Argument Clinic and Four Yorkshiremen.
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He is best known for playing the title role in the 1979 film Monty Python's The Life Of Brian, about a man wrongly assumed to be a messiah.
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Brian's mother Mandy – played by Terry Jones – famously declared: 'He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.'
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he → play → Jones
A spokesman for English Heritage said it had 'carefully considered' Chapman's nomination, adding: 'The selection process is highly competitive, with many exceptional candidates considered each year.'
Another Python, Sir Michael Palin, said Chapman, who quit drinking in 1977, would have preferred the unofficial plaque put up in his honour on the side of the Angel pub in Highgate, north London, in 2012: 'Graham would be very tickled.'
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Graham → say → 2012
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