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André Cassagnes obituary
Inventor of the Etch A Sketch, a toy that became an instant hitWhile the Etch A Sketch – the much-loved but infuriating toy that made drawing less an art than a feat of manual dexterity – is known...
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The Very Rev Richard Eyre
My dear friend Richard Eyre, who has died aged 83, was a churchman to his fingertips, but that stereotype gives only a two-dimensional sketch of a robustly three-dimensional man. All his natural...
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Letter: John Carol Case by candlelight
Stephen Varcoe's obituary of the baritone John Carol Case reminded me of a very special occasion when he made an unscheduled appearance in my home in Basildon, Essex. It was during a period of 1970s...
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Cecil Womack obituary
Half of Womack & Womack, the husband-and-wife duo that enjoyed huge chart success in the 1980sCecil Womack, who has died aged 65, saw his role as one of R&B's backroom boys – a songwriter,...
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Reg Presley obituary
Lead singer with the Troggs, best known for their hits Wild Thing and Love Is All AroundThe Troggs were not among the most technically proficient of British pop groups of the 1960s, but they generated...
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Sybil Michelow obituary
South African-born contralto whose motto was 'speak when you sing, and sing when you speak'The South African-born contralto Sybil Michelow, who has died aged 87, sang a wide range of works, at the core...
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Peter Gilmore obituary
Actor best known for his role as the rugged and handsome captain in The Onedin LineJames Onedin, the protagonist of the long-running BBC television series The Onedin Line, gained his splendid name from...
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Letter: Frank Keating the interviewee
When I was teaching a dozen years ago at the same Herefordshire school as Frank Keating's beloved wife, Jane, she enabled a group of my GCSE pupils to meet and greet him in an interview session as part...
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Letter: Henry Strzelecki designed inspiring lectures
I got to know Henry Strzelecki when he was my lecturer at what was then the Domestic and Trades College in Manchester. When I cycled to the college I would meet him, also cycling, as he stopped on the...
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Joyce Ferlie obituary
My mother, Joyce Ferlie, who has died aged 87, was an inspiring teacher of French with a particular interest in promoting foreign languages, Anglo-French twinning and facilities for young people.She...
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Dorothy Meade obituary
Our mother, Dorothy Meade, who has died aged 88, was co-author with her friend Tatiana Wolff of Lines on the Underground, a literary journey around London. They had started working on the book while at...
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Stuart Freeborn obituary
Makeup artist who created Yoda and Chewbacca for the Star Wars filmsIf there was a film made in Britain between the early 1940s and early 1980s that required innovations in makeup and prosthetics...
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Letter: Working with Ian Breach at the Windscale inquiry
Ian Breach and I covered the 100-day-long Windscale inquiry into nuclear waste in Cumbria. Ian's grasp of the subject was as formidable as his capacity for the odd glass at the end, and sometimes at...
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Alan Martin obituary
Alan Martin, who has died after an accident at home, aged 49, was an extraordinary dancer, musician and poet based in Merseyside. Affected by cerebral palsy from an early age, he was profoundly...
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Pamela Jennings obituary
Pamela Jennings, who has died of cancer aged 48, had been a care assistant, a supermarket checkout girl and a bell lyre player in her youth. But as "Soho Pam", she spent the last 15 years of her life...
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Geoffrey Matthews obituary
A founding father of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands, the international effort to preserve natural habitats for birdsGeoffrey Matthews, who has died aged 89, played a crucial role in waterbird and...
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John Kerr obituary
Actor who starred as the troubled pupil in Tea and Sympathy on stage and screenThe actor John Kerr, who has died aged 81, won a Tony award in his first starring role on the Broadway stage, as Tom in...
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Pat Halcox obituary
Jazz trumpeter with the Chris Barber band whose playing style was described as 'high-spirited, crisp and clear'The career of the jazz trumpeter Pat Halcox, who has died aged 82, was defined by the...
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David Farrell obituary
Photographer celebrated for his informal portraits of artists, actors and musiciansDavid Farrell, who has died aged 93, was known primarily for his photographic portraits of the most prominent artists,...
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Gerry Hambling obituary
Award-winning film editor who had an instinctive feel for pace, rhythm and nuanceGerry Hambling, who has died aged 86, was one of the finest editors that the British film industry has produced. He was...
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