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Letter: The power of Anthony Lewis's pen
The influence of the New York Times journalist Anthony Lewis was to be felt in Britain long after his return to the US, and in my case to particularly good effect. Before dawn on 3 December 1998, my...
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Richard Hutchins obituary
My father, Richard Hutchins, who has died aged 97, organised some of the first ever countryside access agreements, in the Peak District national park more than 50 years ago. A lawyer with a passion for...
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Letters: Richard Griffiths was great company and a dream actor
W Stephen Gilbert writes: Does no one else recall with affection Richard Griffiths's Bottom? It was his first great role for the Royal Shakespeare Company, in a 1977 production by John Barton that...
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Letter: Nigel Glendinning was intellectual but never intimidating
Nigel Glendinning was professor of Spanish at Southampton University when I arrived there, along with two others from my school, in 1969. I remember him with great affection, although he left at the...
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Bernard Cheese obituary
Painter and printmaker whose work expressed a deep fascination for landscape and daily lifeBernard Cheese, who has died aged 88, was a quiet observer of everyday life. Sketching among the rocky inlets...
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Fay Kanin obituary
Blacklisted screenwriter and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesThe screenwriter Fay Kanin, who has died aged 95, was the only female president of the Academy of Motion Picture...
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The Rev Keith Gilley obituary
My friend and colleague Keith Gilley, who has died aged 76, was a Unitarian minister and editor. He believed in radical change yet was always courteous, initiating that change by "gentle transitions" –...
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Timothy McFarland obituary
Timothy McFarland, who has died aged 76, was an expert on medieval German literature. He had a particular love for the epic poetry of Wolfram von Eschenbach, the author of Parzival, which he taught...
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Mona Locke obituary
Our mother, Mona Locke, who has died aged 94, spent her whole life in Derby, where she was well known in musical circles. She played a major role in the resurgence of the Derby and Derbyshire...
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John Cornwell obituary
In 1982, my friend and colleague John Cornwell, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 69, conceived the idea of an association of family solicitors who would abide by a code of practice to encourage...
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Tim Richardson obituary
My friend and colleague Tim Richardson, who has died of cancer aged 48, was an inspirational teacher, an outstanding scientist and a man of enormous warmth, humour and generosity.Tim was born at North...
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Hayden Griffin obituary
Imaginative stage designer known for his work at the Royal Court and the NationalHayden Griffin, who has died of cancer aged 70, was regarded by many as the finest stage designer of his generation and...
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David Hare on Hayden Griffin: 'He made great directional spaces for gifted...
When the feted stage designer Maria Björnson was asked to do the decor for a revival of Plenty with Cate Blanchett in the West End in 1999, she admitted to me there was little she could do but recycle...
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Phil Ramone obituary
American music producer who worked with many pop greats including Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and Frank SinatraOnce nicknamed "The Pope of Pop", Phil Ramone, who has died aged 79, worked as a sound...
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Pat Land obituary
Pat Land, who has died aged 72, was a member of our long-running feminist group of older female psychotherapists. There were many facets to Pat's life. Her love of her sons, David and Ben, and their...
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Letters: 'Peter Worsley was one of Britain's sociology superstars'
Jeffrey Henderson writes:Peter Worsley was one of Britain's sociology superstars. His book The Third World was as much a popular intellectual success as it was an academic one: that is why it was so...
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Sally Shaw obituary
Our mother, Sally Shaw, who has died aged 87, found her vocation in Manchester's civic life. She was first elected to Manchester city council in 1968 and represented Cheetham ward from 1973 to 1990....
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John Pippard obituary
My father, John Pippard, who has died aged 93, was a consultant psychiatrist whose humane approach helped many patients and inspired a generation of trainee doctors.The son of Sutton Pippard, professor...
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Brian Taylor obituary
Sculptor fascinated by the study of human and animal formsThe sculptor Brian Taylor, who has died of liver cancer aged 77, was particularly fascinated by the study of human and animal forms. In 1956,...
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John McNair obituary
The life of my father, John McNair, who has died aged 93, was shaped by a sense of moral purpose and social commitment, rooted in his Presbyterian upbringing in Liverpool. Graduating in modern...
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