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Kala Manickam obituary
Our mother, Sakalakalavathy Manickam – known as Kala – was a consultant anaesthetist at Newham hospital in east London from 2003 until her death, aged 60, from a pulmonary embolism. She loved her work,...
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Fadhil al-Qudsi obituary
Professor Fadhil al-Qudsi, my uncle, who has died aged 84, was a pioneer of dentistry in Iraq. As dean of the college of dentistry at Baghdad University from 1963, he worked hard to improve...
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Don Anthony obituary
At the Olympic Games this summer, Britain will for the first time have teams in all of the volleyball disciplines: indoor, beach and the Paralympic sport, sitting. It is poignant that my friend Don...
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Toby Robertson obituary
Director of the Prospect Theatre Company, he nurtured the leading lights of the British stageToby Robertson, who has died aged 83, was the artistic director of the Prospect Theatre Company from 1964 to...
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Lina Lalandi obituary
Founding director of the English Bach festival, and a pioneer in the rediscovery of baroque operaLina Lalandi, who has died aged 91, founded the English Bach festival in 1962, and was its director from...
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Ernest Borgnine obituary
Stocky supporting actor who won an Oscar when he was cast against type as a lonely butcher in MartyWith his coarsely podgy features, bug eyes, gap-toothed grin and stocky build, Ernest Borgnine, who...
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Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge obituary
Businessman who rescued the reputation of British Airways in the 1980sColin Marshall, who has died aged 78, was responsible, with Lord King of Wartnaby, for one of the most striking rescues of a major...
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Letter: Dick Hatch obituary
Dick Hatch was my first vicar when I was ordained in 1970, and I was his first curate. Before I went to be interviewed for the post, my college principal told me that it was expecting a lot of someone...
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Letter: Phillip Tobias obituary
An email or phone call from my cousin Phillip Tobias was always a treat for me. Best of all was his annual round-robin end-of-year letter, normally such a tedious piece of mail, but in Phillip's case,...
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Letter: Donald Nicholson obituary
In the early 1960s I attended evening lectures given by Donald Nicholson in the extramural department of the University of Leeds which attracted a wide range of students and later formed the basis of...
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Letter: Anne Warner obituary
I worked with Anne Warner in the 1990s when two marine science institutes in Plymouth were merged (the laboratory of the Marine Biological Association and the Institute for Marine Environmental...
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Mark Jackson obituary
From a young age, my father, Mark Jackson, who has died from cardiac arrest aged 85, was both intensely curious and stubborn, traits that served him well during the early years of the second world war...
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Andrew Dunn obituary
My father, Andrew Dunn, who has died aged 82, turned his hand to most things. He was at various times a dentist and orthodontist, theatre and record shop owner, jazz lover, entertainer, actor, boxer,...
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Isuzu Yamada obituary
One of the greatest female stars of Japanese cinemaIsuzu Yamada, who has died aged 95, was among the greatest female stars of Japanese cinema. In a career that lasted more than half a century, she...
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Lol Coxhill
Versatile saxophonist popular on the jazz and avant-garde music scenesThe saxophonist Lol Coxhill, who has died aged 79, was one of the great characters of British music – generous, gifted and amiably...
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Paddy Masefield obituary
Theatre director and playwright who became a campaigner for disabled peopleIn the 1970s and early 80s, Paddy Masefield, who has died of cancer aged 69, was one of Britain's most prolific playwrights,...
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Letter: Film-maker Stephen Dwoskin remained 'funny, crabby and opinionated,'...
It's been tempting to believe that Steve Dwoskin was indestructible. But if the spirit has anything to do with survival, then it is not surprising that he made a final score that surprised even his...
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Sally Ride obituary
America's first female astronaut whose 1983 space flight captured the world's imaginationSally Ride, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 61, was America's first woman astronaut. Her first flight on...
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Lord Chilver obituary
Engineer who was a key figure in the evolution of the Cranfield Institute of TechnologyHenry Chilver, who has died aged 85, drove the transformation of the Cranfield Institute of Technology (CIT) into...
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Letters: 'Lol Coxhill hid deep inside a leafy bush with his saxophone,...
Mike Walter writes: In 1993 Lol Coxhill and I formed the Extreme Quartet with Jim Le Baigue and Hugh Metcalfe. We eventually toured England with Birdyak. In 1998 Lol and I began to play duets on a...
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