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Sean Fallon obituary
Footballer who with Jock Stein guided Celtic through a glorious era and was associated with the club for seven decadesSean Fallon, who has died aged 90, was assistant to the Celtic manager Jock Stein...
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Letter: Lunch with Michael Winner
Those who had dealings with Michael Winner over the years invariably came away with a new tale to tell, perpetuating his notoriety. My first encounter with him was when a colleague and I visited his...
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Ruth Siverns obituary
Young fiancee of Philip Larkin and inspiration for some of his early poetryRuth Siverns, who has died aged 85, was engaged to the poet Philip Larkin from 1948 until 1950 and inspired some of his most...
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Letters: The ranting, genial, unpredictable Michael Winner
Quentin Falk writes: Although he was always polite to the point of being obsequious with his stars, Michael Winner could be a bully when it came to minor actors and humble craftsmen on his film sets....
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Nic Potter obituary
My younger brother, the musician and composer Nic Potter, who has died of pneumonia aged 61, was best known as a member of the rock group Van der Graaf Generator. As a bass guitarist, he provided...
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Anthony Cavendish obituary
Former MI6 officer who chronicled his exploits as a secret agent in Inside IntelligenceAnthony Cavendish, who has died aged 85, was a flamboyant MI6 officer turned foreign correspondent and merchant...
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Henry Strzelecki obituary
Keen sailor who created weatherproof clothing fit for the marine environmentHenry Strzelecki, who has died aged 87, was a world leader in the design and development of clothing for recreational...
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Stanley Cohen obituary
Sociologist whose insights into human emotion broke new academic groundThe sociologist Stanley Cohen has died aged 70, after suffering from Parkinson's disease. From the time he was diagnosed with the...
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Maddalena Fagandini obituary
My friend and former colleague Maddalena Fagandini, who has died aged 83, was a pioneering television producer. In 1963 she got her big breakthrough on Parliamo Italiano, the first foreign-language...
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Geoffrey Bennett obituary
Despite three serious attempts, my friend Geoffrey Bennett, who has died aged 90, never became a member of parliament. Diligent, hard-working and radical, he would have made a very good Labour MP....
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Andrée Putman obituary
French interior designer whose outlook remained perpetually modernAlthough the interior designer Andrée Putman was 87 when she died, her outlook and person had a radical simplicity that made her seem...
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Peter Carson obituary
Former Penguin editor-in-chief who guided the publisher into the corporate eraPeter Carson, who has died aged 74, was editor-in-chief at Penguin from 1980 until 1998, and weathered the transition from...
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Mary McIntosh obituary
Influential sociologist whose work on gender and sexuality shaped a generationThe sociologist Mary McIntosh, who has died aged 76 of a stroke, was a pioneer in politics and sociology. She was a...
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Jack Ibbott obituary
My friend Jack Ibbott, rambler and campaigner, who has died aged 91, used to say, when confronting barbed wire across a public path or a no trespassing sign on moorland: "I didn't fight for my country...
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Cardinal Józef Glemp obituary
Leader of Poland's Roman Catholic church during the country's turbulent transition to democracyCardinal Józef Glemp, who has died aged 83, was head of the Roman Catholic church in Poland from 1981...
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Frank Keating obituary
Sports writer with a remarkable gift for phrase and observationFrank Keating, who has died aged 75, was the Guardian sports pages' prime columnist for more than four decades. Few modern sports writers...
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Letter: Frank Keating was a one-man party of anecdotes
Searching for the definitive word to sum up Frank Keating, a friend who illuminated much of my own existence for half a century, I think it would be "engaging". While belonging in his avuncular way...
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Ian Breach obituary
Former Guardian journalist and television presenter who became one of the BBC's first environment correspondentsSome Guardian journalists stay for life; others move on. Ian Breach, who has died aged...
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Aelfthryth Gittings obituary
My wife, Aelfthryth Gittings, who has died aged 73, did not hesitate when it was suggested that she might "go private" after her cancer returned last year. "I have lived by the NHS," she replied, "and...
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Lizbeth Webb obituary
Musical theatre star known as 'the champagne soprano'Lizbeth Webb, one of the great forgotten stars of British musical theatre in the 1940s and 1950s, has died aged 86. Known as "the champagne...
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