Karl Miller obituary
Founding editor of the London Review of Books and, behind the scenes, a formative influence on the literature of his ageThe enduring reputation of Karl Miller, who has died aged 83, will be as the...
View ArticleLetters: The frustrations of Sir Donald Sinden
Terry Philpot writes: When I once saw Donald Sinden in farce, some stragglers took their seats in the front row after the play had begun. Without batting an eyelid, Sinden broke off in mid-sentence,...
View ArticleAlastair Reid obituary
Essayist who graced the columns of the New Yorker for 40 years, poet, and translator of many Hispanic authorsAlastair Reid, who has died aged 88, was a Scottish writer whose imagination dwelt in the...
View ArticleJohn McIlwaine obituary
Forensic archaeologist with a leading role in the operation to find the bodies of people murdered by Irish Republican paramilitariesThe forensic archaeologist John McIlwaine, who has died aged 51 after...
View ArticleDorothy Tyler obituary
First British woman to win an Olympics medal in athletics, she set a world record in the high jump that was not recognised for 20 yearsDorothy Tyler, who has died aged 94, was one of Britain's foremost...
View ArticleGaby Aghion obituary
Founder of the Chloé fashion label who led the way with ready- to-wear collectionsThe great "what if?" photographs of fashion are those taken in Paris between liberation in August 1944 and Christian...
View ArticleDannie Abse obituary
Welsh poet who observed both the ordinary and the horrific in modern life while practising for decades as a chest consultantThe diverse literary output of the Welsh writer Dannie Abse, who has died...
View ArticleSusannah Herbert on Dannie Abse, the poetry judge
 ObituaryWhen I asked Dannie Abse to join this year's jury for the Forward prizes for poetry, he wondered what it would involve. "Reading just about every book of poetry that's come out this year," I...
View ArticleDelia Ruhm obituary
My mother, Delia Ruhm, who has died at the age of 89, was a flautist with a number of leading British orchestras and chamber music ensembles.She was born in Berlin to Jewish parents. Her father, Ernst...
View ArticleJohn Daniel obituary
My brother, John Daniel, who has died from cancer, aged 70, was an inspiring teacher, respected academic and lifelong campaigner for justice in South Africa.Born in Durban, son of James and Frances...
View ArticleAssheton Gorton obituary
Inventive film production designer who worked on Blow-Up, Get Carter and The French Lieutenant's WomanFilm production designers rarely get a mention in reviews, but Assheton Gorton, who has died aged...
View ArticleGraham Chapman obituary
Geographer versed in complexity theory who used games to advance learningThe geographer Graham Chapman, who has died aged 70 of a heart attack, applied complexity theory showing how order and structure...
View ArticleMargaret Foley obituary
My mother, Margaret O'Flynn, known professionally as Margaret Foley, who has died aged 94, devoted most of her career to the sexual health of women.She qualified as a doctor in 1942 during the second...
View ArticleLynsey de Paul obituary
Singer, composer and the first female musician to win an Ivor Novello awardDuring the 1960s and early 70s, popular songwriting in Britain was very much a man's world. One of the first female musicians...
View ArticleSheila Tracy obituary
Presenter of the BBC's Big Band Special for 21 years and onetime professional trombonistThe ageless, smile-in-the-voice tones of its presenter, Sheila Tracy, helped to make Big Band Special on BBC...
View ArticleTakako Doi obituary
First female leader of a major political party in Japan who became speaker of the House of RepresentativesThe elections for Japan's upper House of Councillors in 1989 seemed to mark a seismic shift in...
View ArticleYuri Lyubimov obituary
One of Russia's great radical directors and founder of the Taganka theatre in Moscow, he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship after visiting Britain in 1983The great Russian theatre director Yuri...
View ArticleJean-Claude Duvalier obituary
Haitian dictator known as Baby Doc who ruled by fear and brutality until he fled in 1986Jean-Claude Duvalier, who has died of a heart attack aged 63, became unwilling dictator of Haiti (and the world's...
View ArticleMary Cadogan obituary
Literary historian, broadcaster and writer with a fascination for children's literature whose 1976 book You're a Brick, Angela! was a big hit and became a standard textMary Cadogan, who has died aged...
View ArticleAndrea de Cesaris obituary
Entertaining F1 driver who raced in 208 grands prix without a winGrand prix racing is one of the few sports in which a competitor can enjoy a long and successful career without actually winning...
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