Person Open DS/UK/14059 Palin; Sir; Michael (5 May 1943); KCMG CBE FRGS; English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter Palin Michael Sir 5 May 1943 English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter Male Michael Edward Palin Ranmoor, Sheffield, England (born)

English Comedy Actor Media; Presenter White Son of Edward Moreton Palin (engineer ) and Mary Rachel Ovey. Grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Lockhart Ovey DSO (High Sheriff of Oxfordshire) Heterosexual Activism and Views: Palin assisted Campaign for Better Transport and others with campaigns on sustainable transport, and has been president of the campaign since 1986. In 2011, he became the first person to sign the UK-based Campaign for Better Transport's Fair Fares Now campaign. In 2015 he signed an open letter and gave an interview to support "a strong BBC at the centre of British life" at a time the government was reviewing the corporation's size and activities. In 2010, Palin sent a message of support for the Dongria Kondh tribe of India, who are resisting mining on their land by the company Vedanta Resources. Palin said, "I've been to the Nyamgiri Hills in Orissa and seen the forces of money and power that Vedanta Resources have arrayed against a people who have occupied their land for thousands of years, who husband the forest sustainably and make no great demands on the state or the government." Sir Michael Palin KCMG CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with fellow Python member Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as the Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report, and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot sketch", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Bicycle Repair Man" and "The Fish-Slapping Dance". He also regularly played a Gumby. Palin continued to work with Jones after Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedians' Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer and travel documentarian. His journeys have taken him across the world, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe, Brazil, and North Korea. Having been awarded a CBE for services to television in the 2000 New Year Honours, Palin received a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to travel, culture and geography. From 2009–2012 he was the president of the Royal Geographical Society. On 12 May 2013, Palin was made a BAFTA fellow, the highest honour that is conferred by the organisation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Palin (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 3/19/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a2cbf94a-c1ac-49d1-943f-890e9a59f088