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Lord Chitnis obituary
Modernising head of the Liberal party organisation who was a prominent fixer in centre-left politics during the 60s and 70sPratap Chitnis, Lord Chitnis, who has died aged 77, was one of the most...
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Belinda Allan obituary
My friend Belinda Allan, who has died aged 77, lived a life of passionate commitment to justice and, in particular, refugees. This took her through work against the Greek colonels' government, the...
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Cory Monteith obituary
Canadian actor best known for his role as Finn Hudson in GleeThe Canadian actor Cory Monteith, who has been found dead in a Vancouver hotel room aged 31, shot to fame as the all-American student Finn...
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Chester Harriott obituary
Pianist and popular entertainer who was part of the successful duo Harriott and EvansAt the Gateways, the legendary lesbian rendezvous in Chelsea, London, visitors in the early 1950s would have found a...
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Michael Brown obituary
Michael Brown, who has died aged 82, was an active gay rights campaigner across six decades. He joined the Homosexual Law Reform Society in 1958, the year it was formed, and had been writing letters...
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Cynthia Moody obituary
My friend Cynthia Moody, who has died aged 89, was a film-maker and editor by profession and devoted her retirement to documenting, safeguarding and promoting the work of the sculptor Ronald Moody, her...
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Frank Greenaway obituary
Curator and researcher who oversaw the transformation of the Science MuseumWhen Frank Greenaway started work at the Science Museum in 1949 it was in a depressed state. Even the first phase of the...
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John Brocklehurst obituary
Leading geriatrician who established old-age medicine as a thriving academic disciplineJohn Brocklehurst, who has died of cancer aged 89, was the leading geriatrician of his generation. He made key...
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Sonia Moriceau obituary
My friend Sonia Moriceau, who has died of complications arising from Parkinson's disease aged 59, was a brilliant and compassionate meditation teacher who helped transform many lives.The bedrock of her...
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Paul Rayment obituary
My friend Paul Rayment, who has died aged 80, made a marvellous contribution to the Labour party and to the life of Cambridge.Paul was born in the East End of London. He was abandoned by his mother at...
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James Gibb obituary
Versatile pianist who was appointed head of keyboard studies at the Guildhall School of Music in 1967The pianist James Gibb, who has died aged 95, belonged to a generation of performers whose solo...
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Letter: The girls of West Suffolk county grammar fell under Oliver Bernard's...
I had the good fortune to attend the West Suffolk county grammar school for girls in Bury St Edmunds in the 1960s when Oliver Bernard joined the staff. Those of us studying English and drama had...
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Kirsty Milne obituary
No one meeting the political columnist Kirsty Milne ("It's pronounced Keersty") for the first time, as I did on joining the New Statesman in 1994, could fail to come away less than deeply impressed, if...
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Paul Bhattacharjee obituary
Elegant and meticulous actor whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to EastEndersPaul Bhattacharjee, who has been found dead aged 53, was one of the country's leading British Asian actors, a key member of...
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Jatinder Verma on Paul Bhattacharjee: 'He was passionately idealistic, both...
I met Paul Bhattacharjee in 1978 when he walked into a Southall workshop we were holding to recruit Asian actors. He was the only one that day. At 18 he was skinny, slightly gap-toothed and very...
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Todd Bennett obituary
Olympic silver medallist in the 4x400m relay at the 1984 Los Angeles GamesWhen Britain's Olympic medallists from previous games stood shoulder to shoulder during the opening ceremony for the 2012...
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T-Model Ford obituary
Mississippi blues guitarist who captivated audiences with his hypnotic playing and random storytellingT-Model Ford, who has died aged 89, was an incorrigibly old-school blues guitarist and singer who...
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Bert Trautmann obituary
German prisoner of war who won British hearts as goalkeeper for Manchester City and FA Cup winnerWhen Frank Swift, Manchester City's spectacular England goalkeeper, retired in 1949 after 16...
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Helen Thomas, pioneering White House correspondent, dies aged 92
Veteran journalist covered 10 presidencies, becoming a White House fixture from 1961 until her retirement in 2010Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front...
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Ed Miliband remembers Kirsty Milne's passion for life and the world of ideas
I had the good fortune to get to know Kirsty Milne (Other lives, 20 July) in 2003 when she was, like me, on sabbatical at Harvard. It was an extraordinary privilege to meet someone who was so...
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