Ian Allan obituary
Locomotive enthusiast who became one of the most successful railway publishersFrom an early age, Ian Allan wanted to be stationmaster at Waterloo and then general manager of the Southern Railway. In...
View ArticleReg Webb obituary
Our father, Reg Webb, who has died aged 90, never forgot his working-class roots despite pursuing a successful business career that took him to the top of his profession as an insurance...
View ArticleIan Berry obituary
My father, Ian Berry, who has died aged 90, was a merchant seaman who braved the dangers of the convoys across the Atlantic during the second world war and spent a number of years working the shipping...
View ArticleAjit Singh obituary
Economist who was an expert on corporate structure and de-industrialisationThe economist Ajit Singh, who has died aged 74, was a pioneer in the analysis of takeovers and the structure of the modern...
View ArticleJerry Weintraub obituary
Exuberant American film producer, talent agent and promoterJerry Weintraub, who has died aged 77, was not known for underestimating his own expertise as a manager, producer, talent agent and promoter....
View ArticleSir Philip Goodhart obituary
Journalist, former Conservative minister and leading light of the 1922 CommitteeThe vast range of political interests espoused by the former Conservative MP Philip Goodhart, who has died aged 89, could...
View ArticleFrank Guttfield obituary
My friend Frank Guttfield, who has died at the age of 75, was an expert angler, columnist and author, known to many fans of angling. Frank was a weekly columnist for Angler’s Mail for many years – and...
View ArticleLaurence Harbottle obituary
My friend Laurence Harbottle, who has died aged 91, was a solicitor who also made an outstanding contribution to cultural life in Britain. As chair of both the ICA and the Central School of Speech and...
View ArticleMichael Oliver obituary
One of the most eminent cardiovascular researchers of his generation, he demonstrated the relationship between cholesterol and coronary artery diseaseShortly after the National Health Service was...
View ArticleCharles Pasqua obituary
Influential Gaullist politician who shaped the policies of the French rightThe former French interior minister Charles Pasqua, who has died aged 88, was a totem of the French right, influential in...
View ArticleArchie McNair obituary
London entrepreneur whose vision transformed King’s Road, ChelseaWhen Archie McNair moved into 128 King’s Road, Chelsea, in the early 1950s, it was a social and retail desert, the only nearby shops a...
View ArticleOmar Sharif obituary
Hollywood heart-throb whose career was launched by Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor ZhivagoThe actor Omar Sharif, who has died aged 83, was introduced to the international screen in one of the most...
View ArticlePrince Saud al-Faisal obituary
Long-serving minister dedicated to promoting Saudi Arabia’s foreign interests in an increasingly complex worldIn the course of four decades under four kings of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud al-Faisal, who...
View ArticleLetter: Bill Sirs spoke out on behalf of moderate trade unionists
Bill Sirs was instrumental in establishing the St Ermin’s group of trade union leaders, which helped defeat Tony Benn’s attempt to unseat Denis Healey as deputy leader of the Labour party and turn...
View ArticleRoger Rees obituary
Versatile British actor known for his stage roles in Shakespeare and the RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby who found fame on US TV in Cheers and The West WingRoger Rees, who has died aged 71 after suffering from...
View ArticleLetters: Edward Greenfield obituary
Dan Zerdin writes: Edward Greenfield’s voice may have been a bit on the plummy side but it cut through a treat for shortwave listeners to the BBC World Service. Ted was a radio producer’s delight. As...
View ArticleMichael Masser obituary
Songwriter behind some of the great pop ballads including Greatest Love of All for Whitney Houston and Touch Me in the Morning for Diana RossMichael Masser, who has died aged 74, was a songwriter of...
View ArticleJon Vickers obituary
One of the greatest operatic tenors of his generation whose technique and imaginative vocal colouring helped him transcend the merely melodramaticJon Vickers, who has died aged 88, was a singer whose...
View ArticleLetter: How Sir Philip Goodhart helped abolish the maximum wage for footballers
Your obituary of Sir Philip Goodhart alludes to his “instrumental” role in the abolition of football’s maximum wage. This took the form of an adjournment debate on 21 November 1960 – a milestone of...
View ArticleLetter: On tour with the remarkable Elizabeth MacLennan
When, in 1982, I covered the 7:84 theatre company tour to the Soviet Union for the Morning Star, Elizabeth MacLennan had learned enough Russian to deliver, in the hosts’ language, the lyrical Finn...
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