Thérèse Vanier obituary
My friend Thérèse Vanier, who has died aged 91, established the first L'Arche community in the UK at a time when "home" for too many people with learning disabilities was still an isolated hospital...
View ArticleDavid Turner obituary
My friend and colleague David Turner, who has died aged 64 of cancer, was one of the most significant figures in UK and European drug policy over the past 50 years. David was secretary to the UK...
View ArticleLetter: 'Lettice Curtis spoke vividly about the hazards of flying'
In 1987 I interviewed the doughty pioneer pilot Lettice Curtis for my oral history book Don't You Know There's a War On? She spoke vividly about the hazards of flying planes from factories to airfields...
View ArticleLetter: Peter Whelan obituary
In 1971 I asked my old friend, Peter Whelan to write a music drama with me for the students at Hampstead school, London, where I was teaching. The result was Lakota, based on the 1890 massacre at...
View ArticleLetter: 'Dora Bryan was a familiar, friendly figure in Brighton'
Because we made a number of programmes together for what was then Southern Television, I came to know Dora Bryan both professionally and personally. For many years, Dora lived in Kemptown, Brighton and...
View ArticleRoss Burden obituary
Chef who found fame through the TV series Ready Steady CookRoss Burden, who has died aged 45 after undergoing treatment for leukaemia, was a celebrity chef who espoused the virtues of using local...
View ArticleSir Richard MacCormac obituary
Modernist architect who pleased his many establishment clients the BBC exceptedThe work of the celebrated architect Richard MacCormac, who has died aged 75 after suffering from cancer, ranged from...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Kevin Carter dies - obituary: from the archive, 30 July 1994
Obituary: Award-winning photographer kills himself, haunted by the horrors he witnessed during his short and brilliant careerKevin Carter took the picture above of the three AWB members being shot...
View ArticleHarry Kitchin obituary
My father, Harry Kitchin, who has died aged 100, travelled in his life from one of the poorest streets in east Manchester to become headteacher of the largest primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.The...
View ArticleChris de Broglio obituary
Weightlifter who played a key role in apartheid South Africa's expulsion from the OlympicsChris de Broglio, who has died aged 84, contributed substantially to South Africa's expulsion from the Olympic...
View ArticleMajor Theodore Van Kirk obituary
Navigator of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on HiroshimaAt 2.45am local time on 6 August 1945, Theodore Van Kirk, who has died aged 93, recorded in his logbook the take-off of the...
View ArticleAnn Hunt obituary
Campaigner and researcher into genetic conditionsAnn Hunt, who has died aged 75, was instrumental in stimulating research into genetic conditions, as an active researcher herself and by promoting,...
View ArticleThomas Berger obituary
Satirical novelist who explored the myths of the Old West in the bestseller Little Big ManWith the deserved success of his third novel, Little Big Man (1964), Thomas Berger, who has died aged 89, was...
View ArticleEilene Hannan obituary
Soprano who was one of the key singers with English National Opera in the 1970s and 80sThe Australian soprano Eilene Hannan, who has died of cervical cancer aged 67, is remembered by audiences and...
View ArticleDick Smith: a career in pictures
Dick Smith, the godfather of make-up and winner of an honorary Oscar in 2012, died on Thursday after a career of creating some of Hollywoods best known make-up designs. Here we present a selection of...
View ArticleJames Shigeta obituary
Actor who was one of the first Asian Americans to play big parts in Hollywood filmsJames Shigeta, who has died aged 85, was one of the very few Asian-American actors to have played big parts in...
View ArticleKenny Ireland obituary
Stage and screen actor who brought laughs to the ITV sitcom BenidormThe actor Kenny Ireland, who has died of cancer aged 68, crowned a long career on stage and screen by playing the outrageous,...
View ArticleSir Peter Hall obituary
Planner with a vision of how people's lives would change and cities with themThe main concern of the geographer and town planner Sir Peter Hall, who has died aged 82, was the growth and change of...
View ArticleMike Smith obituary
Radio 1 DJ and presenter of hit television shows in the 1980s and 90s, he later launched his own business, Flying TVMike Smith, who has died aged 59 from complications following heart surgery, made an...
View ArticleSir Robin Ibbs obituary
Company director of ICI, head of Margaret Thatcher's thinktank and chairman of Lloyds BankSir Robin Ibbs, who has died aged 88, made his mark in three very distinct areas. He was a senior director of...
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