Brian Sewell obituary
Britain’s most outspoken art critic, he went on to become an outraged commentator on politicsBrian Sewell, who has died aged 84, was for many years the best-known, most outspoken and most widely read...
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Bestselling writer known for The World Is Full of Married Men, Hollywood Wives and The Stud, whose books were full of sex, shopping and gutsy womenWhen the first of Jackie Collins’s novels, The World...
View ArticleLetter: ‘You don’t need a helmet,’ Brian Close told me. ‘You just move your...
Brian Close was one of my first sporting heroes when as a kid I saw him at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, in the days when Yorkshire played cricket there. When I met him to interview him for the BBC radio...
View ArticleEric Gabriel obituary
My brother, Eric Gabriel, who has died aged 88, had a distinguished career in the construction industry, both in the UK and other countries. He was involved in the building of two of Britain’s first...
View ArticleRobin Wade obituary
Innovative museum designer who helped modernise institutions from Ironbridge to the British MuseumFrom the late 1960s, museums moved from the twilight to the spotlight of public esteem, through a...
View ArticleThe Rev Ken Leech obituary
Radical priest and theologian who founded the homelessness charity CentrepointKen Leech, who has died aged 76 after suffering a stroke, stood firmly in the proud tradition of radical prophetic priests...
View ArticleYogi Berra obituary
New York Yankees baseball star known for his Yogisms such as ‘it ain’t over till it’s over’ Yogi Berra, 1925-2015 : a life in picturesYogi Berra, who has died aged 90, was one of baseball’s greatest...
View ArticleYogi Berra, 1925-2015: a life in pictures
The Yankees great, who played in more World Series games than any other major league player, has died aged 90. We take a look back at his monumental careerContinue reading...
View ArticleMike Pendlebury obituary
Experimental physicist and founding member of the physics faculty at Sussex UniversityThe experimental physicist Mike Pendlebury, who has died aged 78, loved building equipment, making precision...
View ArticleFranco Interlenghi obituary
Italian film and stage actor best known for his role in Federico Fellini’s I VitelloniThe Italian film and stage actor Franco Interlenghi, who has died aged 83, will be remembered for two masterpieces...
View ArticleHelen Kendall obituary
Our friend and colleague Helen Kendall (also known as Helen Clark during her working career), who has died aged 63 after suffering from motor neurone disease, was one of the pioneers of oral history in...
View ArticleMorris Beckman obituary
My father, Morris Beckman, who has died aged 94, was best known for his unyielding anti-fascism, which manifested itself initially in the late 1940s, when he and numerous other Jewish ex-servicemen...
View ArticlePhilip Keywood obituary
My friend and former colleague Philip Keywood, who has died aged 61 as a result of an aneurysm, was a complex, lively and sometimes contradictory character.He came from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, the...
View ArticleColin Platt obituary
Historian whose many books changed our perception of the middle agesAt times, the homicide rate in 13th- and 14th-century England matched that of New York in the bad days of the 1970s, as public order...
View ArticleRay Warleigh obituary
Saxophonist, flautist and composer who played with some of the great names of musicFor almost the entirety of a long and distinguished career, the alto saxophonist and flautist Ray Warleigh, who has...
View ArticleMike King obituary
My friend Mike King, who has died of heart failure aged 53, was a brilliant sports photographer who worked for the Guardian and the Observer before settling at the Sunday Telegraph, where he won the...
View ArticleTed Smith obituary
Conservationist who inspired the creation of wildlife trusts and nature reservesIn the school summer holiday of 1937, the conservationist Ted Smith, who has died aged 95, cycled 14 miles from his home...
View ArticleCarmen Balcells obituary
Agent to the great names of modern Spanish and Latin American literatureIn the offices of Carmen Balcells, in the Diagonal business district of Barcelona, the conference room is lined with red...
View ArticleDavid Cregan obituary
Playwright associated with the Royal Court and Orange Tree theatresThough the playwright David Cregan, who has died aged 83, was never a name on Shaftesbury Avenue, he was a skilled and original...
View ArticleThe Rev Ronald Gibbins obituary
My father-in-law, the Rev Ronald Gibbins, who has died aged 92, was a cockney kid who rose to be a great leader in the Methodist church in Britain. The pinnacle of his career was as minister at...
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