George Hamilton IV obituary
Country singer who was successful in bringing US music back to British rootsThe growth of a considerable and loyal following for American country music in Britain was due in no small way to the efforts...
View ArticleKenny Wheeler obituary
Modest jazz trumpeter revered for fearless improvisation and prolific composingThe trumpet is by tradition a loud, warlike, declamatory instrument, but the art of playing it quietly goes back a long...
View ArticleViolet Bell obituary
My mother, Violet Bell, who has died aged 93, led a dutiful and unobtrusive life. She was born in Lambeth, south London, to Harry Couchman, a bargeman who worked in the Everard boatyard in Kent, and...
View ArticleAngus Lennie obituary
Actor best known for his roles as the Mole in The Great Escape and Shughie McFee, the irascible chef in CrossroadsThe actor Angus Lennie, who has died aged 84, found a new audience when he played the...
View ArticleRonald Grainger obituary
Radiologist who transformed his discipline beyond recognition by using computer technology to improve diagnosisRonald Grainger, who has died aged 91, played a major role in transforming radiology from...
View ArticleChristine Andain obituary
My wife, Christine Andain, who has died of ovarian cancer aged 60, was a woman with an extraordinary zest for life. She turned her hand to many things, from teaching to writing crime novels and, at the...
View ArticleAmarjit Kalsi obituary
My colleague Amarjit Kalsi, known to his friends as Amo, who has died aged 57 after suffering a heart attack, was an architect who enjoyed a distinguished 33-year career working with Richard Rogers and...
View ArticleGraham Theakston obituary
My friend Graham Theakston, who has died of cancer at the age of 62, was a talented director of television drama over the past 30 years. He will be best remembered for Channel 4's The Politician's...
View ArticleYoshiko Yamaguchi obituary
Actor and singer whose Japanese nationality saved her from execution by the Chinese governmentFilmic evidence has often been produced in war trials, but Li Xianglan, who has died aged 94, had the...
View ArticlePolly Bergen obituary
Award-winning actor who starred in Cape Fear, she was also a dynamic entrepreneurVersatility can be a curse, but in the case of Polly Bergen, who has died aged 84, it was a blessing. She was never out...
View ArticleDavid Wynne obituary
Successful and popular sculptor known for his celebrated dolphin pieces, he was undeterred by the art establishmentDuring his long and highly successful career, the sculptor David Wynne, who has died...
View ArticleGeorge Lawson obituary
My father, George Lawson, who has died aged 88, rose from a humble background to become an ecologist and a leading authority on the biogeography of west African seaweeds.He spent most of his working...
View ArticleMike Harari obituary
Israeli spy and head of Mossad's special operations divisionIn July 1973 a young Moroccan waiter was walking home from the cinema with his pregnant wife in the tranquil Norwegian resort of Lillehammer...
View ArticlePete Shutler obituary
Accordion player with the Yetties, the folk group that plays the theme tune for the Sunday omnibus edition of The ArchersThe Yetties were one of the most popular English folk music groups from the...
View ArticleSyed Faiyazuddin Ahmad obituary
My friend and neighbour Syed Faiyazuddin Ahmad, who has died aged 81, was a mediator and reconciler in Leicester, with its Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities, a role he recorded in his book...
View ArticleJulia Brooking obituary
My former colleague, Julia Brooking, who has died aged 61 of cancer, was one of the UK's leading mental health nursing scholars.Having nursed from 1974, Julia's academic career took off in 1982 at...
View ArticleMary Jones obituary
My friend and colleague Mary Jones, who has died aged 64 of cancer, changed the way healthcare professionals think about children's needs. Her belief that even very young or very disabled children...
View ArticleThe Dowager Duchess of Devonshire obituary
Last of the famous Mitford sisters, she became a successful chatelaine of Chatsworth HouseDeborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who has died aged 94, was for more than half a century the chatelaine...
View ArticleChristopher Hogwood obituary
Leading figure of the early music revival as conductor of the Academy of Ancient Music, keyboard player and musicologistAt its height in the 1980s, the early music revival was regarded by many as...
View ArticleLetter: How Michael Kustow played matchmaker
Jeremy Isaacs outlined what Michael Kustow did to make Channel 4 distinctive. I worked as a very junior assistant to Michael when he was commissioning editor for arts there. He was ahead of every...
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