What is Neil Innes?
[[File:Neil Innes signing autographs.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Innes in 2011]] '''Neil James Innes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|n|ɪ|s}}; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Innes was born in [[Danbury, Essex|Danbury]], [[Essex]]. He was known for his constant work with [[Monty Python]]. He played in [[The Rutles]] and the [[Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]]. His first album was ''[[How Sweet to Be an Idiot]]''. He wrote the original songs for ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''. Innes died suddenly on 29 December 2019 from a [[heart attack]] in [[Toulouse]], [[France]] at the age of 75.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50948921 Neil Innes: Comic songwriter dies aged 75]</ref><ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/monty-python-musician-neil-innes-dies-aged-75-a4323151.html Monty Python musician Neil Innes dies, aged 75]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Wikiquote}} * [http://the-rutles.com The Rutles website] * [http://www.doodahdiaries.com Doo Dah Diaries – The project to compile the complete history of the Bonzos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108114514/http://www.doodahdiaries.com/ |date=2018-01-08 }} * {{IMDb name|id=0409183|name=Neil Innes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Innes, Neil}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Essex]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:English comedians]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English pianists]] [[Category:English rock guitarists]] [[Category:English screenwriters]] [[Category:English songwriters]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:Monty Python]] [[Category:Musicians from Essex]] [[Category:Writers from Essex]] {{actor-stub}} {{Monty Python}}