Jack Bruce obituary
Composer and bassist who found early success with Cream and went on to perform as a soloist and with many other artistsThe singer-songwriter and bass guitarist Jack Bruce, who has died aged 71 of liver...
View ArticleAnne Murray obituary
My mother, Anne Murray, who has died aged 85, had a proud record of public service. From social housing to grassroots football and from community relations to co-operatives in Jamaica, she was involved...
View ArticleJohn Course obituary
Northern editor of the Guardian from 1988 to 1993John Course, who has died aged 86, was a mainstay of the Guardian during the hardest years of its transition from Manchester to London. His editing...
View ArticleJack Dominian obituary
My father, Jack Dominian, who has died aged 84, was a psychiatrist and lay Roman Catholic theologian who put loving relationships at the centre of his work and founded One Plus One, an independent...
View ArticleRalph Herman obituary
My father, Ralph Herman, who has died aged 104, enjoyed a career in circus, variety and television that lasted more than 80 years.Born in Nijni-Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod in tsarist Russia to Aaron and...
View ArticleLetters: AH Halsey, one of the last great sociologists with experience of...
Anne Corbett writes:AH Halsey was an intriguing figure for me, a young journalist in the early 1970s. My magazine, New Society, was riven by the sociological debate on 11-plus failure and poor school...
View ArticlePeter Shelton obituary
My father, Peter Shelton, who has died aged 61, set up two flourishing arts organisations for people with learning difficulties. Action Space London Events, which was established in 1980, provides...
View ArticleDavid Redfern obituary
Music photographer who toured with Sinatra and set up Redferns picture libraryThe music photographer David Redfern, who has died aged 78, caught artists from Frank Sinatra and the Beatles to Arcade...
View ArticleDavid Rayvern Allen obituary
BBC music producer and author of books about cricket and musicOne day in 1959, David Rayvern Allen, who has died aged 76 of cancer, received two job offers as the pianist for a six-month cruise of the...
View ArticleBrian Bell obituary
Brian Bell, my friend and former Observer colleague, who has died of cancer aged 70, was a first-class journalist. He was innovative and influential in two areas. One was in helping make financial...
View ArticlePonu Navarednam obituary
When the charismatic Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose toured Malaya in the early 1940s, recruiting members for the Indian National Army its aim to secure Indian independence my godmother,...
View ArticleLetter: Park Honan brought American literature to life
As a result of Park Honans inspirational teaching of American literature, I went to the University of Sussex to do a Masters in American studies.I still have vivid memories of Honans lecture on...
View ArticleJohn Shember obituary
Our friend John Shember, who has died aged 68 of leukaemia, joined the probation service in 1969 in Birmingham, where the three of us met. This was a time when alternatives to custody were being...
View ArticleColette King obituary
Drama teacher who transformed education in contemporary artsColette King, who has died at the age of 84, was a teacher of drama whose breadth of vision transformed education in contemporary arts....
View ArticleMichael Sata obituary
Forceful and ruthless president of Zambia nicknamed King CobraMichael Sata, who has died aged 77, was the fifth president of Zambia during the half century since the country became independent. A...
View ArticleThurston Hopkins obituary
Photographer who made his reputation on the news magazine Picture Post in the 1950sReportage for Picture Post in the 1950s was at the heart of the career of Thurston Hopkins, who has died aged 101. His...
View ArticleStyle Scott obituary
Drummer and record producer who was a founding member of Roots RadicsThe drummer Style Scott has been found dead, apparently murdered, aged 58, at his home in Jamaica. He was a founding member of the...
View ArticleVic Ash obituary
My good friend Vic Ash, who has died aged 84, was both a brilliant jazz soloist and a successful session musician, who enjoyed a lengthy career with the BBC Big Band and travelled the world as part of...
View ArticleSonia Rolt obituary
Campaigner for the preservation of canals and historic buildingsSonia Rolt, who has died aged 95, was the grande dame of Britains waterways, a link between their harsh working past and their leisured...
View ArticleEddie Cass obituary
My friend Eddie Cass, who has died aged 77, made successful careers in coal mining, banking and academia. Eddie was born in Manchester and lived there nearly all his life. It was his favourite city....
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