Kay Hurwitz obituary
My mother, Kay Hurwitz, who has died aged 94, was a viola player whose gift for sight-reading made her indispensable to the Hallé, Martha Graham's dance company, London Festival Ballet and many other...
View ArticleTrevor Haywood obituary
My great friend Trevor Haywood, who has died aged 71, was dean and emeritus professor of human information systems at the University of Central England (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic and now...
View ArticleAndrew Causey
Art historian and critic who taught at St Martin's and became a trustee of the Henry Moore FoundationAndrew Causey, who has died aged 74, was a leading historian of 20th-century British art and...
View ArticleLouis Pengelly-Phillips obituary
My friend Louis Pengelly-Phillips, who has died aged 89, was a sergeant in 48 Royal Marines Commando from 1943 to 1951. His second world war service history was extraordinary, and ranged from guarding...
View ArticleLetter: Nick Furbank had a wicked sense of humour
Nick Furbank had a wicked sense of humour. I recall one Open University course team viewing of a TV programme on WB Yeats, in which the academic presenter was slowly crossing the bridge from Yeats'...
View ArticleJohnny Winter obituary
Star blues and rock guitarist who produced award-winning albums for Muddy WatersThe story of the blues and rock guitarist Johnny Winter, who has died suddenly aged 70, was both a cautionary tale and a...
View ArticleElaine Stritch obituary
Feisty, quick-witted actor and singer acclaimed as the 'first lady of Broadway'During her seven decades as an actor and singer, Elaine Stritch, who has died aged 89, became indelibly associated with...
View ArticleElaine Stritch: a personality polished to a furious shine
The comic actor, who has died aged 89, performed a version of herself that became as famous as the songs she sangFrom Sondheim to 30 Rock: Stritch's career in clipsStritch interview: 'I'm a...
View ArticleTom Elsdale obituary
Most scientists are straight, up-and-down sort of people. Not so my old friend and colleague Tom Elsdale, a developmental and cell biologist, who has died aged 85. His best work always started with his...
View ArticleHans-Ulrich Wehler obituaryo
Historian who revolutionised the study of German society and became one of the country's leading public intellectualsHans-Ulrich Wehler, the most influential German historian of the...
View ArticleJohnny Winter, 1944-2014
Ed Vulliamy remembers the guitarist who proved that white men could play the bluesThrough the rain of summer in Somerset came a sound the likes of which I had never heard before, from a long-haired...
View ArticleJames Garner obituary
Versatile film and television actor who starred in Maverick and The Rockford FilesThrough many films and two influential television series, Maverick and The Rockford Files, James Garner, who has died...
View ArticleSir Les Elton obituary
Local government officer who helped to put Gateshead on the cultural mapFew senior figures in local government have left such a legacy as Sir Les Elton, the former chief executive of Gateshead council,...
View ArticleAndrew Mango obituary
Writer on Turkey who produced a notable biography of AtatürkThe polyglot bon vivant is a figure more usually associated with the 19th century than the 21st, but Andrew Mango, who has died aged 88,...
View ArticleMeriel Bowers obituary
The lives of many aspiring journalists and secretaries were touched by my mother, Meriel Bowers, who has died aged 90.In the 1980s and 90s she wrote or co-authored several successful books on how to...
View ArticleTamasin Cole obituary
My wife, Tamasin Cole, who has died aged 63 after a year's illness, was a graphic designer and illustrator whose work included books, documents and games.She saw herself as an information designer, and...
View ArticleJoep Lange obituary
One of the world's top HIV/Aids researchers and prominent pioneer of antiretroviral therapyThe Dutch physician Joep Lange, who has died aged 59 in the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in...
View ArticleEsyllt Harker obituary
Our friend Esyllt Harker, who has died aged 67 of cancer, was a Welsh singer and actor, and one of the few storytellers able to work in both languages of Wales. Singing was her first love. Her...
View ArticleZohra Sehgal obituary
Actor who appeared in Bend It Like Beckham and in many TV series and Bollywood filmsZohra Sehgal, who has died aged 102, was one of the first Indian actresses to achieve a truly international profile,...
View ArticleRobert Allen obituary
My friend Robert Allen, who has died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 52, was a youth worker and pioneering DJ who was instrumental in the establishment of Jamaican dancehall music in Britain.Born...
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