Sue Foster obituary
My wife, Sue Foster, who has died of a brain tumour aged 65, was an exceptional paediatric nurse who enriched the lives of seriously ill children and their families.The daughter of Olga and Ray...
View ArticleRod Taylor obituary
Film actor who excelled in tough-guy roles but had a softer sideRod Taylor, who has died aged 84, was a movie star of some magnitude who never achieved superstar status. He co-starred with Doris Day...
View ArticleGroundbreaking gospel performer Andraé Crouch dead at 72
Grammy winner sang with his choir on Madonna’s Like a PrayerAlso arranged Michael Jackson’s Man in the MirrorCrouch suffered a fatal heart attack in Los Angeles on ThursdayAndraé Crouch, the...
View ArticleLetter: Frank Atkinson obituary
I owe a lifelong debt of gratitude to Frank Atkinson for the encouragement he gave me in my first real museum job, at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Whatever success I achieved thereafter was...
View ArticleLance Percival obituary
Star of the satirical 60s television show That Was the Week That WasIn the 1960s, Lance Percival, who has died aged 81, was a member of the team fronting That Was the Week That Was, the groundbreaking...
View ArticleRod Taylor, star of Hitchcock thriller The Birds, dies aged 84
Actor’s other roles included the lead in HG Wells’s The Time Machine and cameo in Inglourious BasterdsRod Taylor, star of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 thriller The Birds, has died aged 84.Taylor, who was...
View ArticleAnita Ekberg obituary
Voluptuous Swedish actor who starred in Fellini’s 1960 classic film La Dolce VitaIn Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960), a tipsy blond starlet, wearing a black low-cut dress, wanders into the Trevi...
View ArticleFrancesco Rosi obituary
Avowedly political Italian film-maker who won the Palme d’Or for his 1972 movie The Mattei AffairIn his best films, the director Francesco Rosi, who has died aged 92, was essentially a crusading,...
View ArticleSamuel Goldwyn Jr obituary
Producer who encouraged independent film-makers and achieved Oscar success with Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldThe film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr, who has died aged 88, shared with his...
View ArticleAndraé Crouch obituary
One of the greatest gospel singers of his generation, known for his choral work with Michael Jackson and MadonnaAndraé Crouch, who has died aged 72, was the foremost gospel singer of his generation as...
View ArticleLetter: Alan Williams obituary
I will never forget what Alan Williams did for me. As a young man in Swansea, I was expelled from school for hooliganism. Later, I returned to education but, given that both of my parents worked in...
View ArticleLetter: Frank Atkinson’s flair for communication
With his flair for communication, Frank Atkinson was a regular visitor to BBC Radio Durham between 1968 and 1972. His mission was to demonstrate that even the simplest objects from everyday life were...
View ArticleRichard Meade obituary
Outstanding British rider who won three Olympic gold medalsRichard Meade, who has died aged 76, was Britain’s most successful Olympic rider, winning three gold medals in three-day eventing during a...
View ArticleBrian Clemens obituary
Writer and producer of popular TV shows such as The Avengers, The Professionals and The Persuaders!The writer and producer Brian Clemens, who has died aged 83, was responsible for hundreds of hours of...
View ArticleGene Kemp obituary
Children’s author who wrote character-led stories – rooted in family and community – that challenged gender stereotypesGene Kemp, who has died aged 88, was a children’s writer who deftly chronicled the...
View ArticleBarbara Tizard obituary
Psychologist with a special interest in early child developmentBarbara Tizard, who has died aged 88, was an eminent developmental psychologist. Her exhaustive research was driven by important...
View ArticleLetter: Arthur Butterworth obituary
I first met Arthur Butterworth (in September 1960 when I was a very raw, newly qualified teacher and he was a peripatetic brass teacher for the West Riding of Yorkshire. I continued to follow his...
View ArticleStéphane Charbonnier obituary
Cartoonist and editor of the Charlie Hebdo magazine whose satire knew no boundsThe humorist Stéphane Charbonnier, whose cartoons were signed Charb, died at the age of 47 in the attack last week on the...
View ArticleMike Marqusee, journalist, activist and author, dies aged 61
Campaigner for social justice and prolific author of books and journalism died from multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancerMike Marqusee, the journalist, activist and author who was known for his...
View ArticleHarry Haines obituary
My friend Harry Haines, who has died aged 95, was a coalface worker, social worker and writer who was happy to be labelled the Miner Poet.Born in Portsmouth, Harry was an aircraft engineer in the RAF...
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