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Roger Brunskill obituary
After his wife Moira, the other great love of my friend Roger Brunskill's life was the BBC, where he produced one of the more controversial television programmes of the 1970s on an issue that still...
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Lis Brady obituary
At the end of Middlemarch, George Eliot says of her heroine that "the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on...
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Betty Mulcahy obituary
My friend Betty Mulcahy, who has died aged 92, was an acclaimed verse reading artist, broadcaster, writer and educator.Born in Slough, Berkshire, to Stanley Upton, a shoemaker for Eton college, and his...
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Alastair White obituary
My friend Alastair White's childhood in Kenya set the arc of his life. Alastair was born during the second world war to Hilda, an art teacher, and Hugh, a science-fiction cartoonist, in Esher, Surrey;...
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Klaus Neuberg obituary
My father, Klaus Neuberg, who has died aged 93, was a man of gravitas and erudition. He devoted his time, skills and energy to reconciliation, peace and understanding.Born in Berlin, he became head boy...
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Gladys Read obituary
My grandmother, Gladys Read, or "GG" as she was known to her family, has died aged 95. A much-loved and admired stalwart of community life in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, Gladys had an inquiring mind...
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Simon Pickvance obituary
Our brother Simon Pickvance, a pioneer in occupational health services, has died aged 63, two years after being diagnosed with mesothelioma – a legacy of working with asbestos in the building...
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Amanda Rohloff obituary
My friend Amanda Rohloff, who has died aged 30, was a gifted academic with a promising career as a sociologist. Mandy not only generated brilliant ideas but was also prepared to put in the hard graft...
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Ian Buist obituary
My brother Ian Buist, who has died aged 82, was a colonial officer, overseas administrator and champion of human rights. He was a scion of a highly intellectual Scottish family whose legacies formed...
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Geoffrey Hemingway obituary
My father, Geoffrey Hemingway, who has died aged 91, was a conscientious objector during the second world war and devoted his life to practical action for peace.He was born in the East End of London,...
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Andrew Purkiss obituary
My father, Andrew Purkiss, who has died aged 86, was always interested in politics, being in turn a member of the Communist party, the Labour party and the Lib Dems, and active in CND for many years.He...
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Eddie Burns obituary
Blues musician who accompanied John Lee Hooker and won respect on the Detroit sceneThe blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player Eddie Burns, who has died aged 84, spent most of his life in the...
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Jan Carew obituary
Caribbean novelist, playwright and scholar committed to the cultural unity of the black worldThe writer Jan Carew, who has died aged 92, excelled at many careers in a life that encompassed academia,...
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Tony Scott remembered by Keira Knightley
The inclusive and impossibly lively film director was a true originalTony Scott directed Keira Knightley in the 2005 action film Domino. Tony Scott was an extraordinary man.They say he held the record...
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Vidal Sassoon remembered by Mary Quant
Vidal Sassoon changed for ever the way we think about hairWith her miniskirts, hot pants and theatrical makeup, Mary Quant made London swing in the early 1960s. But her look was completed by the...
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Gore Vidal remembered by Jason Epstein
Gore Vidal was far from the cold, unlovable man he liked to claimJason Epstein, co-founder of the New York Review of Books, was for 40 years editorial director of Random House, which published Gore...
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Donna Summer remembered by Nile Rodgers
The sophisticated, spiritual Donna Summer was responsible for so much more than Love to Love You BabySinger Donna Summer was a leading light of the 70s disco movement, as was guitarist Nile Rodgers of...
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Etta James remembered by Reverend Al Sharpton
She brought about a huge change in music, and bridged America's cultural and racial divideBlues and gospel singer Etta James strongly influenced other pop and soul artists from the mid-1950s onwards....
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Neil Armstrong remembered by Dudley Schuler
Neil Armstrong was a calm, level-headed man always destined for great things – and perfect to lead the Apollo 11 mission to the moonDudley Schuler is a childhood friend of Neil Armstrong from Ohio,...
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Maurice Sendak remembered by Tony Kushner
The author of Where the Wild Things Are was driven to make rich, complex, even dangerous art for childrenPlaywright and screenwriter Tony Kushner remembers his friend Maurice SendakOne morning several...
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