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Letter: 'Oxford lacks a decent concert hall: how wonderful one named after...
Nicholas Kenyon recalls how Lina Lalandi brought Olivier Messiaen and his wife, Yvonne Loriod to the Oxford English Bach festival in 1967. Not only did Loriod bring the Catalogue d'Oiseaux to...
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Huw Watkins obituary
My partner, Huw Watkins, who has died aged 87, was a teacher by profession but his principal interest was poetry, and during the course of his life he must have written 1,000 poems. His published...
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Lynne Lloyd obituary
My former wife, Lynne Lloyd, who has died aged 58 after suffering a heart attack, was a highly respected teacher in inner London, Buckinghamshire and, more recently, Northamptonshire. She particularly...
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Solomon Odeleye obituary
Solomon Odeleye, who has died of cancer aged 57, arrived in Britain from Nigeria in 1968 to study at Worcester college for the blind (now New College Worcester). My mother, a matron there, became his...
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Gautam Sachdev obituary
My friend Gautam Sachdev, who has died aged 73, was Britain's leading Hindi litterateur. In the 1980s he was a broadcaster for the BBC World Service, presenting the flagship Hindi magazine programme...
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Margaret Mahy obituary
Versatile and prolific writer of children's booksMargaret Mahy, who has died of cancer aged 76, was an original and versatile writer for children of all ages. Her output was large: 40 novels, 20...
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Frank Pierson obituary
Hollywood director and screenwriter who won an Oscar for Dog Day AfternoonIn Sunset Boulevard, William Holden's character remarks: "Audiences don't know somebody sits down and writes a picture. They...
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Mary Tamm obituary
Actor best known as the glamorous Time Lady Romana in Doctor WhoThe actor Mary Tamm, who has died of cancer aged 62, enjoyed two stints on popular television, first as the glamorous Time Lady Romana in...
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Franz West
Abstract sculptor driven by the need for public interaction with his workThe Austrian artist Franz West, who has died aged 65 after a long illness, was profoundly impressed as a teenager by a trip to...
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Franz West loved, above all else, art and its creation
Although renowned for his kindness, humour and generosity, Franz West didn't care a hoot about what anyone thought of him.He loved, above all else, art and its creation. His studio, in Vienna's third...
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Chris Marker obituary
Experimental French director acclaimed for his post-apocalyptic film La JetéeThe essay film, a form pitched between documentary and personal reflection, exploring the subjectivity of the cinematic...
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John Darby obituary
My friend Professor John Darby, who has died aged 71, having suffered from motor neurone disease, was a distinguished scholar. In the 1970s he helped establish the Centre for the Study of Conflict at...
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George Leslie obituary
My father-in-law, George Leslie, who has died aged 93, was a socialist and trade unionist, born in Islington, north London, when the area was still overwhelmingly working-class. His father suffered...
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Michael Laschinger obituary
My friend, Michael Laschinger, who has died of cancer aged 75, was a man of probity and principle who won great respect for his work over many years in the fields of social welfare law, adult education...
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Hugh 'Fergie' Ferguson obituary
My friend Hugh "Fergie" Ferguson, who has died after a fall, aged 71, was an activist, campaigner, singer and raconteur.Born in the village of Hurlford, Ayrshire, he grew up appreciating the beauty of...
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Jill Welbourne obituary
Many people have enjoyed successful lives and raised happy families thanks to my wife, Jill, through her work on eating disorders, as therapist, lecturer and trainer. Jill has died aged 74.She was born...
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Tony Martin obituary
American entertainer and singer popular in the 1940s and 50sThe American entertainer Tony Martin, who has died aged 98, was once described as a singing tuxedo. Although he was rather a stiff actor, he...
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Maeve Binchy obituary
One of Ireland's most successful novelists, loved for her kindness and generosity of spiritMaeve Binchy, who has died aged 72, was a larger-than-life author and journalist, whose novels about love and...
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Gore Vidal obituary
Novelist, playwright and essayist with a complete mastery of the scene he describedGore Vidal, the American writer, controversialist and politician manqué, who has died aged 86, was celebrated both for...
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Gore Vidal's Italian films: Roma, Caligula and a gay Ben-Hur
The American writer had several movie mishaps in Europe, but he toasted his collaboration with FelliniGore Vidal's memoir Palimpsest was written mostly in Ravello around 1994. It hasn't much to say...
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