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Ian Campbell obituary
Leading singer in the British folk revivalIan Campbell, who has died from cancer aged 79, was a leading singer in the British folk revival of the 1960s, and one of only a few folk artists to have had a...
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Julie Waterson obituary
My friend Julie Waterson, who has died from cancer aged 54, was an inspirational socialist activist, organiser and leader. She was a central figure in the Socialist Workers party for more than 30...
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Nicola Motterlini obituary
My colleague and friend Nicola Motterlini, who has died from cancer aged 33, joined the staff of the Health Research Board Centre for Primary Care Research in Dublin in 2009. He studied for a PhD while...
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Jack Carlin obituary
My father-in-law, Jack Carlin, who has died aged 94, was a member of what the American writer Tom Brokaw called the "greatest generation" – those who lived through the second world war.Jack was born in...
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Joseph Murray obituary
Surgeon behind the world's first successful human organ transplantTowards the end of 1954, 23-year-old Richard Herrick lay delirious and paranoid in a hospital bed in Massachusetts, trying to pull out...
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Chris Stamp obituary
Chaotic former manager of the Who with a role in the rise of Jimi HendrixChris Stamp, who has died of cancer aged 70, achieved both fame and notoriety as co-manager of the Who with Kit Lambert, and...
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Alan Woodward obituary
My friend Alan Woodward, who has died aged 73, was a tireless rank-and-file socialist activist. He never aspired to national positions or leadership roles, but over 50 years there were few picket lines...
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Stephen Daw obituary
Stephen Daw, who has died aged 68 of pneumonia and complications arising from diabetes, was one of the most distinguished British Bach scholars of his generation. His book The Music of Johann Sebastian...
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Peter Marshall obituary
My friend Peter Marshall, who has died aged 75, worked for 50 years in forensic seismology and was described as a "nuclear test ban hero" by the organisation charged with establishing a comprehensive...
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Pete La Roca obituary
Inventive 60s jazz drummer who played with Rollins, Coltrane and GetzTo Pete La Roca, the American jazz drummer and composer, who has died aged 74, jazz was a swinging music that contained the promise...
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Marvin Miller obituary
Head of America's baseball 'union', he freed players from indentured servitudeMore than a decade ago, when lists were compiled of the 20th century's most influential sports people, the most accurate...
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Joy Parker obituary
Actor who shared the stage with her husband, Paul ScofieldSlim, dark, quick-moving and pretty, the actor Joy Parker appeared at the Birmingham Rep in her early 20s and, in 1942, played an Ophelia "of...
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Earl Carroll obituary
Lead singer of the doo-wop group the CadillacsFor the last three decades of their existence as a doo-wop vocal quartet, the Cadillacs performed their 1950s hits only at the weekends. That was to...
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Sean Barrett obituary
My friend Sean Barrett, a doctor of quantum physics at Imperial College London, has died aged 36 in a road accident in Perth, Western Australia, where he was due to attend a physics conference. Sean...
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Margaret Tredgold obituary
My friend Margaret Tredgold, who has died aged 102, gave service to the people of Zimbabwe that bridged generations and transcended the race divide.One of seven sisters, Margaret grew up in the South...
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Mickey Baker obituary
Versatile American guitarist who had a million-selling hit with Love Is StrangeMickey Baker, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile and prolific guitarists of his era. During the 1950s,...
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Jonathan Street obituary
My friend Jonathan Street, who has died aged 69, after a short illness following a fall at his home, was a public relations innovator specialising in healthcare and a trailblazer in NHS...
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Inder Kumar Gujral obituary
Former prime minister of India skilled at shaping foreign policyInder Kumar Gujral, who has died aged 92, was briefly prime minister of India (1997-98) and twice foreign minister (1989-90, 1996-97). He...
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Tim Rix obituary
Leading publisher of educational books who spent more than 30 years working for LongmanTim Rix, who has died aged 78, was one of the most respected and successful publishers of his generation. He spent...
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Greta Josephy obituary
Our mother, Greta Josephy, who has died of lymphoma aged 70, worked in the casualty department of Middlesex hospital, on the renal unit at the Churchill hospital in Oxford and, for many years, as a...
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