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Ray Manzarek obituary
Co-founder of the Doors whose keyboard playing shaped the band's trademark styleRay Manzarek, who has died of bile duct cancer aged 74, created the signature keyboard sounds on the Doors' classic...
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Joan Hooker obituary
My friend Joan Hooker, who has died aged 87, began her working life at 17, when she joined the Free French in De Gaulle's London headquarters, starting a lifetime of political involvement.At the end of...
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Mick McManus obituary
One of the big-name professional wrestlers of the 1960s and 70s who found fame and celebrity on televisionMick McManus, who has died aged 93, was billed at just 1.68m (5ft 6in) and 79kg (12½ stone),...
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Wendy Woods obituary
"Who do you think you are, Donald Woods?" his wife, Wendy – played by Penelope Wilton in Richard Attenborough's brilliant film Cry Freedom – exclaims at the news that she and their five young children...
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Henri Dutilleux obituary
One of France's leading composers, he used colour, harmony and form to magical effectHenri Dutilleux, who has died aged 97, was the outstanding French composer between Messiaen and Boulez and, like...
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Letter: Eddie Braben on the unveiling of a seaside statue with a difference
Eddie Braben was on the prom in July 1999 when the Queen unveiled a statue of local son Eric Morecambe in the Lancashire seaside town whose name he borrowed. It was a day of total warmth and affection...
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Brian Greenhoff obituary
One of two footballing brothers best known for their performance in the 1977 FA Cup Final with Manchester UnitedBrian Greenhoff, who has died suddenly at the age of 60, was one of two footballing...
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Letters: Joyce Robertson's films had a huge impact on trainee social workers
Barbara Richardson writes: The films made by Joyce Robertson and her husband James had a huge impact on me as a trainee social worker in 1969 and still inform my views on childcare and parenting. They...
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Georges Moustaki obituary
French singer-songwriter who penned the lyrics of Piaf's MilordGeorges Moustaki, the Egyptian-born French singer-songwriter who provided the lyrics for Edith Piaf's international 1958 hit Milord, has...
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Steve Forrest obituary
Hollywood actor best known for his starring role as Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in the 70s cop series S.W.A.T.Steve Forrest, who has died aged 87, was a product of the Hollywood studio system,...
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Jimmy Wray obituary
Scottish Labour MP who fought off Militant Tendency in its bid to take hold of the Glasgow Provan constituencyJimmy Wray, who has died at 78, emerged from the colourful tapestry of Glasgow politics to...
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Bill Pertwee obituary
Actor best known for playing the officious ARP warden William Hodges in Dad's ArmyIn his early days as a cabaret artist, the actor Bill Pertwee, who has died aged 86, did a manic cricket revue sketch...
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Jim Fraser obituary
In 1942 my friend Jim Fraser was a corporal in the Eighth Army, the Desert Rats, and the driver of the converted tank that was General Montgomery's command vehicle during the North African campaign to...
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Jane Wilford obituary
My friend Dr Jane Wilford, who has died aged 67 after suffering from breast cancer, had two distinct careers: first as a journalist working mostly in Africa and later as a successful doctor...
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Ian Constantinides obituary
Leading figure in architectural conservation who worked on the restoration of Windsor castleIan Constantinides, who has died of cancer aged 57, was one of the most innovative figures in recent British...
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Franca Rame obituary
Leading Italian actor, playwright and militant leftwing politician who was the wife and professional partner of Dario FoFranca Rame, who has died aged 84, was one of Italy's most admired stage...
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Jack Vance dies aged 96: master of bold and bizarre science fiction
Prolific US writer of planetary adventures and epic fantasyJack Vance, who has died aged 96, was a writer of science fiction and high epic fantasy whose work was oddly at variance with the journeyman...
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Jack Vance tributes pour in after his death
George RR Martin and Neil Gaiman among the hundreds paying tribute to a science fiction 'grandmaster'Tributes from the great and the good of the science fictional universe have been pouring in...
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Cliff Cunningham obituary
Teacher and psychologist behind a pioneering study of children with Down's syndromeCliff Cunningham, who has died aged 71 of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer of the lung, was a world pioneer in...
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Ronald Carter obituary
Leading English furniture designer whose work combined Scandinavian style with an Arts and Crafts influenceRonald Carter, who has died of cancer aged 86, was the foremost furniture designer of his...
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