Rosemary Dinnage obituary
Essayist, reviewer and writer on the lives of remarkable womenRosemary Dinnage, who has died aged 87, was a writer of exemplary lucidity and independence of mind. Her essays and books ranged over...
View ArticleLetter: ‘Red’ Ray Davies was opposed to the dangers and folly of the nuclear...
Ray Davies was a regular representative for Caerphilly on the committee of Nuclear Free Local Authorities, which usually meets in Manchester, attending until well into his 80s. Though the vagaries of...
View ArticleRobert Conquest obituary
Historian and poet who exposed the full extent of Stalin’s terror during the Soviet eraAmong the western historians of the Soviet Union, Robert Conquest, who has died aged 98, had a unique place. In...
View ArticleGeorge Cole – a career in pictures
British actor George Cole was best known for playing smalltime conman Arthur Daley in the hit 1980s TV show Minder. Minder ran on ITV for 10 series between 1979 and 1994, but Cole had a 70-year career...
View ArticleGeorge Cole obituary
Actor who entertained millions as the dodgy used-car dealer Arthur Daley in MinderThe actor George Cole, who has died aged 90, was most effective in two sorts of role: the exploiter and the exploited....
View ArticleSir Jack Goody obituary
Anthropologist who developed new insights into the origins of human societiesThe anthropologist Sir Jack Goody, who has died aged 95, combined thorough fieldwork with an original intellect that led him...
View ArticleMay Hall obituary
For more than half a century, my friend May Hall, who has died aged 98, was the life and soul of the village of Sunningwell, between Oxford and Abingdon. It all began with the village hall, where she...
View ArticleMarion Whybrow obituary
Art historian whose writing illuminated the story of the St Ives art colonyMarion Whybrow, who has died aged 83, was a knowledgable and sensitive writer of art history, biography, plays and fiction,...
View ArticleSir Patrick Stewart on Robin Phillips: ‘He was the star of our year at the...
I first met Robin Phillips in September 1957 when we both arrived for the orientation day at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The average age must have been 20, but I was only just 17. The train...
View ArticleDavid Nobbs obituary
Comic writer best known for his Reginald Perrin novels, serialised for television starring Leonard RossiterDavid Nobbs, who has died aged 80, became established in the 1960s as a gag writer for popular...
View ArticleLetter: George Cole obituary
It is no surprise that the obituary of George Cole omitted Don’t Forget to Write, since the BBC themselves seem to have forgotten it. Two series, which aired on BBC2 in the late 1970s, gathered almost...
View ArticleJonathan Ollivier obituary
Dancer with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures company who combined masculine power with emotional delicacyThe timing and circumstances of Jonathan Ollivier’s death could hardly have been more poignant,...
View ArticleDick Cotton obituary
My friend and colleague, Dick Cotton, who has died aged 74, was a medical researcher who was internationally prominent in the field of human genetics. He had a long and distinguished career as both an...
View ArticlePaul Spencer obituary
Social anthropologist who studied the Samburu and Maasai peoples of the central Rift ValleyThe social anthropologist Paul Spencer, who has died aged 83, was best known for his work on the peoples –...
View ArticleLee Harwood obituary
Author of more than 20 books of poetry who also translated the work of Tristan TzaraLee Harwood, who has died aged 76, created a uniquely open and intimate body of poetry. Committed to describing...
View ArticleJack Gold obituary
Award-winning film and TV director known for Aces High and The Naked Civil ServantA well-worn path for bright young recruits to television in the 1950s to 1970s would take them from shooting little...
View ArticleLeslie Klenerman obituary
My father, Leslie Klenerman, who has died aged 86, was a talented surgeon, teacher, scholar and athlete, whose work influenced many people in the field of orthopaedics.Born in Johannesburg, to Aaron...
View ArticleBarbara Calvert obituary
Distinguished barrister, judge and first female head of chambers who, after her retirement, became chair of the Grandparents’ AssociationDespite being 35 before she was called to the bar, Barbara...
View ArticleLetter: Playing with Jack Gold was more like an eccentric version of BBC2’s...
The day before Jack Gold suffered his first stroke and collapsed in Alexandra Park, north London, last September, he was his usual warm, cheerful, self on the tennis court.Between his strong backhand...
View ArticleHerbert Wise obituary
Film and television director whose work included I, Claudius, Rumpole of the Bailey, Z Cars and The Woman in BlackThe film and television director Herbert Wise, who has died aged 90, made an impressive...
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