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Also Known As	Terrence Vance Gilliam
Born	November 22, 1940 (age 85) • Minneapolis • Minnesota
Notable Works	“12 Monkeys” • “Brazil” • “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” • “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” • “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” • “Brothers Grimm, The” • “The Fisher King” • “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” • “The Zero Theorem” • “Tideland” • “Time Bandits”

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