René Burri obituary
Adventurous Magnum photographer known for portraits of Che and Picasso and insightful reportage from remote corners of the worldThe photographer René Burri, known for his portraits of Che Guevara and...
View ArticleOscar de la Renta obituary
Designer trusted by generations of stars, from Jackie Kennedy to Amal AlamuddinThe fashion designer Oscar de la Renta arrived in New York in 1963 with letters of introduction to the editor-in-chief of...
View ArticleBen Bradlee obituary
Acclaimed journalist who edited the Washington Post for 26 years and brought about the resignation of Richard NixonAs the brilliant editor who steered the Washington Posts history-making exposure of...
View ArticleMisty Upham obituary
Actor who appeared in Frozen River and August: Osage CountyIndependent films show up occasionally on the radar of Academy voters, earning wild-card nominations that are rarely converted into...
View ArticleTony Lynes obituary
Scholar, political adviser and campaigner against povertyTony Lynes, who has died aged 85 after being hit by a car, was a scholar and political adviser, and also a committed campaigner for the poor. He...
View ArticleElizabeth Hutchinson obituary
My mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson, who has died aged 78, was an inspiration to many, a force for good in her local community, and was a pioneering teacher in comprehensive education.Born in Kirkby,...
View ArticleSheila Stewart obituary
The writer Sheila Stewart, who has died aged 86, specialised in recounting the lives of working people in their own words. It was in two early books, Country Kate (1971) and Country Courtship (1975),...
View ArticleEfua Dorkenoo obituary
Determined campaigner against female genital mutilationEfua Dorkenoo, who has died aged 65 after undergoing treatment for cancer, was a tireless campaigner against female genital mutilation. She was...
View ArticleFrank Miller obituary
Frank Miller, who has died aged 86, was a well-known poet and jazz musician in New York, although wider public recognition evaded him. Whereas his contemporaries and, in some cases, his friends, such...
View ArticleLetter: Yuri Lyubimov called the pipers tune
I was musical associate at the Leicester Haymarket theatre when Yuri Lyubimov directed a touring production of his Taganka theatre Hamlet.Lyubimov had the idea that, during Hamlets soliloquy, he would...
View ArticleLetter: John Daniel obituary
I will not forget an address by John Daniel to the National Union of Students conference in 1966. He briefed us on what was facing students and activists in South Africa. He spoke, too, of Robert...
View ArticleMartin Perl obituary
Physicist who won the Nobel prize for his discovery of the tau leptonThe physicist Martin Perl, who has died aged 87, won the Nobel prize in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton, a heavy version of...
View ArticleGodfrey MacDomnic obituary
Our father, Godfrey MacDomnic, who has died aged 84, was a creative photographer who specialised in portraits of classical musicians and conductors. His images appeared on record covers, in books, in...
View ArticleAlvin Stardust obituary
Glam rock singer who found life beyond the 1970s as a television presenter and actorIt was in the era of 1970s glam rock that Alvin Stardust, who has died aged 72, became a household name. Thanks to a...
View ArticleThe Spaceape obituary
Influential dubstep MC who expanded the boundaries of an emerging genreThe Spaceape, who has died of cancer aged 44, was a poet, vocalist and MC from London who took the Jamaican dub poetry tradition...
View ArticleBrian Lemon obituary
Jazz pianist who accompanied the stars and was an arranger, bandleader and soloistFor the better part of half a century, Brian Lemon, who has died aged 77, was the jazz pianist of choice for British...
View ArticleDavid Redfern: his best shots from a life photographing musicians gallery
David Redfern, the renowned music photographer and founder of the Redferns picture agency, has died aged 78. Here are some of the most memorable images from a career spent in front of the worlds...
View ArticleJacqueline Stedall obituary
Influential historian of mathematics who moved the subject towards a more inclusive world viewJackie Stedall, who has died of cancer aged 64, was a well-known historian of mathematics. Although her...
View ArticleLetters: AH Halseys view of sociology was always a broad one
The Oxford department that AH Halsey headed at Barnett House for 28 years trained graduate social work and probation students. His role as an activist ran through what it did: his view of sociology was...
View ArticleJack Bruce a life in pictures
Member of the 1960s pop band Cream, Jack Bruce, has died at the age of 71Five songs that chart Bruces journey through the 60s to CreamCream bassist Jack Bruce dies aged 71 Continue reading...
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