Lindy Jones obituary
My friend Lindy Jones, an author and teacher, has died aged 58, three and a half years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. After her diagnosis in 2010 she threw herself into writing a...
View ArticleLetter: Cricket with Martin Dent
One of the highlights of the summer term at Keele University was Martin Dent's XI versus the university team. Members of his African politics tutorial group, a motley band, were rounded up and the...
View ArticleCaroline Gooding obituary
Disability rights lawyer and campaigner who helped introduce groundbreaking legislation and encourage good practiceThe lawyer and campaigner Caroline Gooding, who has died aged 55 of breast cancer,...
View ArticleRichard Pout obituary
Our friend Richard Pout, who has died aged 65, was one of Britain's most articulate and effective campaigners on transport. In the mid-1990s, he proposed creating an "outer circle", by joining up...
View ArticleLetter: Sir Richard MacCormac obituary
In his early career, Sir Richard MacCormac designed several housing schemes in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, though his MacCormac & Jamieson and MacCormac Jamieson Prichard partnerships. These...
View ArticleLetter: Martin Dent went everywhere with his unruly dog
Sally Mercer writes: What? An obituary of Martin Dent (Other lives) with no mention of his dog? My abiding memory is of Martin accompanied by the dog, equally dishevelled and unruly, ostensibly...
View ArticleLetter: Brian Innes encouraged me as a publishing editorial assistant,...
In the early 1970s I worked as editorial assistant to Brian Innes at Orbis Publishing. He was unfailingly encouraging whatever I attempted, from my disastrous paste-ups ("Oh God, do you have NO visual...
View ArticleSally Hicks obituary
My friend, Sally Hicks, who has died aged 55 from stomach cancer, was an inspirational teacher. She was passionate about the right of every child to receive a good education, believing that pupils with...
View ArticleDinah Jane Walton obituary
My sister-in law Dinah Jane Walton, who has died aged 59, was an archivist, solicitor and latterly a hypnotherapist who transformed the lives of clients with serious mental health problems.In 1998, the...
View ArticlePeter Marler obituary
Evolutionary biologist who revolutionised our understanding of the way birds learn to sing and animals communicateThe evolutionary biologist Peter Marler, who has died aged 86, revolutionised the study...
View ArticleManfred Wekwerth obituary
German theatre director who staged notable productions of the plays of Bertolt BrechtManfred Wekwerth, who has died aged 84, had a distinguished career as a theatre director in the German Democratic...
View ArticleLetter: The scientists at Harwell used to read Chapman Pincher to discover...
My father was a nuclear physicist working at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell between 1948 and 1956. The scientists there used to read Chapman Pincher to discover the secrets of what...
View ArticleRobin Williams obituary
Actor and comedian who made his television breakthrough with Mork & Mindy and went on to star in films such as Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Mrs DoubtfireRobin Williams found dead...
View ArticleDame Kathleen Ollerenshaw obituary
Brilliant mathematician with a special interest in magic squares, she served as an educational adviser to Thatcher in the 1980sDame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, who has died aged 101, was a noted...
View ArticleCharles Levitt obituary
My former colleague Charles Levitt, who has died aged 83, was an inspiration to scores of young journalists throughout his long career. He was a newsman to his core and spent his working life writing...
View ArticleMarie Crispin obituary
My mother, Marie Crispin, who has died aged 80, was an actor, teacher and activist. As Marie Seaborne, she acquired her Equity card in the late 1950s after joining the repertory company Osiris Rep, a...
View ArticleLauren Bacall obituary
Actor who broke into movies with To Have and Have Not was married to Humphrey Bogart, performed on Broadway and received honorary Oscar during her 60-year careerA life in pictures: Lauren BacallLauren...
View ArticleLauren Bacall - far more than just a beautiful face
The Hollywood actress deserves to be remembered for more than looking stunning in a black and white photograph or being Bogarts wife, says Tracy McVeighAmidst the obituaries for big stars Robin...
View ArticlePeter Chippindale obituary
Former Guardian journalist and co-author of a savagely funny book about the Sun newspaper, Stick It Up Your Punter!Pugnacious and anarchic, the former Guardian journalist Peter Chippindale, who has...
View ArticleColin Pendleton obituary
My friend Colin Pendleton, who has died suddenly aged 61, was a Suffolk archaeologist specialising in the Bronze Age. After failing his 11-plus he went to secondary modern school in Mildenhall, famous...
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