Matthew Hyde obituary
My father, the writer and architectural historian Matthew Hyde, who has died after a stroke aged 68, was the author of several revised Pevsner Buildings of England architectural guides, a culmination...
View ArticleJudy Bury obituary
My friend Judy Bury, who has died of kidney failure aged 69, was a doctor who became an influential figure in family planning and played a pioneering role in the early treatment of HIV in the UK.Born...
View ArticleHal Dalwood obituary
My older brother, Hal Dalwood, who has died of cancer aged 58, was an archaeologist with a passion for communicating his subject to as many people as possible, be they other archaeologists, students,...
View ArticleTrevor Corser obituary
The studio potter Trevor Corser, who has died aged 77, played an often unsung but deeply influential role at the world-renowned Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall. He was the longest serving member of...
View ArticleAileen Hall obituary
Chief inspector of the Good Food Guide who became wine correspondent of the Guardian in the 1980sAileen Hall, who has died aged 85, was the deliciously sharp chief inspector of the Good Food Guide in...
View ArticleAdmiral Sir Jeremy Black obituary
Naval commander in charge of HMS Invincible during the Falklands conflictAdmiral Sir Jeremy Black, who has died aged 83, commanded HMS Invincible, one of the two aircraft carriers dispatched to the...
View ArticleNorman Engleback obituary
Architect who played a significant role in the making of the Queen Elizabeth Hall complex in London and the National Sports Centre at Crystal PalaceAs an architect with the London county council,...
View ArticleLucia Devine obituary
My friend Lucia Devine, who has died of cancer aged 57, was a dedicated educationist, committed to bringing sport, dance and the arts to all the children and young people she encountered during her...
View ArticleRoy Evans obituary
My father, Roy Evans, who has died aged 84, was general secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) between 1985 and 1993, and a key figure in the expulsion of the Militant tendency...
View ArticleLetter: ‘Luc Bondy had the ability to release actors to explore’
I had the happy privilege of working with Luc Bondy twice – in Martin Crimp’s Cruel and Tender and David Harrower’s Sweet Nothings, both at the Young Vic theatre, London. From the moment I met him it...
View ArticleLetter: William McIlvanney was a calm and understated teacher
The writer William McIlvanney was my English teacher and class tutor at Irvine Royal Academy in the mid-60s, and while young people south of the border were idolising pop and rock stars, my fellow...
View ArticleRichard Constable obituary
My friend and colleague Richard Constable, who has died aged 83, was the great-great-grandson of the landscape painter John Constable, and was himself an artist who did a great deal to further his...
View ArticleTözün Issa obituary
My friend and colleague Tözün Issa, who has died aged 59 of cancer, was an important chronicler of the Turkish Alevi community in Britain and an educationist who championed multilingualism in...
View ArticlePeter Dickinson obituary
Award-winning author able to conjure up new worlds in his adventure-packed children’s novelsPeter Dickinson, who has died aged 88, was a prolific novelist for adults and children. He was admired by...
View ArticleDon Walsh obituary
My brother, Don Walsh, who has died aged 89, was an expert in electronics who moved into academia, after which he became involved in a number of research programmes and wrote a popular university text...
View ArticleFatima Mernissi obituary
The renowned Moroccan sociologist and author Fatima Mernissi, who has died aged 75, was an important and influential figure in Arab Islamic feminism.Fatima was born and raised in Fez in a harem that...
View ArticleTania Rose obituary
My grandmother, Tania Rose, who has died aged 95, grew up speaking German but went on to collaborate with her husband on screenplays for the Ealing studios and the Oscar-winning Guess Who’s Coming to...
View ArticleLetter: Robert Loggia gave a sexually charged performance in Three Sisters
The riveting and sexually charged performance by Robert Loggia as Solyony in the Actors Studio production of Three Sisters at the Aldwych theatre in 1965 is one of the reasons why Lee Strasberg’s much...
View ArticleJimmy Hill obituary
Footballer, manager, pundit and campaigner fuelled by vast reserves of energy who fought for abolition of maximum wage for playersJimmy Hill, who has died aged 87, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s...
View ArticleGreville Janner obituary
Long-serving politician, barrister, author and later Lord Janner of Braunstone, whose work was discredited by allegations of child sex abuseThe life and reputation of the long-serving former Labour MP...
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