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Gilbert Taylor obituary
Cinematographer on the first Star Wars film who worked with the Boulting Brothers, Hitchcock and PolanskiThe British cinematographer Gilbert Taylor, who has died aged 99, was best known for his...
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Vadim Yusov obituary
Russian cinematographer whose work with the director Andrei Tarkovsky produced poetic and powerful filmsIt is sometimes difficult to assess how and how much directors of photography contribute to...
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Mike Winters obituary
Straight man to his wacky brother, Bernie, he was half of the comic duo that enjoyed huge popularity in the 1960s and 70sMike Winters, who has died aged 82, was the straight-man half of the ebulliently...
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Gylmar obituary
One of the greatest Brazilian goalkeepers known for his stylish World Cup performancesIt is said that the reason Brazil has produced so few goalkeepers of renown is because Brazilian boys generally...
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Stephenie McMillan obituary
Set decorator who worked on all the Harry Potter films and The English PatientAlthough she won an Oscar for The English Patient (1996), the set decorator Stephenie McMillan, who has died of cancer aged...
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Duncan Kenworthy on Stephenie McMillan: 'She had empathy, intelligence and a...
The job title "set decorator" is a bit of a misnomer. Decorating a set sounds like such a casual, fey thing to do. In fact, the job is crucial: no less than the capture and expression of character. A...
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Ian Cunnison obituary
Anthropologist with a special interest in SudanThe pioneering anthropologist Ian Cunnison, who has died aged 90, undertook field research in the last years of colonial Africa. He developed a particular...
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Sir Michael Stoker obituary
Director of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund laboratories who turned the ICRF into a world-renowned organisatonSir Michael Stoker, who has died aged 95, was an outstanding cell biologist and a pioneer...
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Bill Peach: farewell to a much-loved Australian character
Pioneering journalist and traveller who died on Tuesday, aged 78, is remembered by his This Day Tonight colleague Caroline Jones as a 'man of integrity, natural friendliness and grace'Bill Peach was...
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Lise Sinclair obituary
My friend Lise Sinclair, who has died of cancer aged 42, was an entrancing poet and musician. Born in Shetland, she grew up in her mother's native Fair Isle, northern Scotland, where she returned to...
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Gerard Murphy obituary
Passionate actor who commanded the stage at Glasgow's Citizens theatre and the RSCGerard Murphy, who has died of prostate cancer aged 64, was a rare sort of full-hearted actor, always on the front...
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Russell Twisk obituary
Journalist who enjoyed success as the editor of two magazines: the Listener and the British edition of Reader's DigestRussell Twisk, who has died aged 71, edited two very different magazines, the...
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Joan Rowley obituary
My mother-in-law, Joan Rowley, who has died aged 98, was a first world war baby, born at home in Levenshulme, Manchester, as the Battle of the Marne was drawing to a close.Her father, Thomas Wallis,...
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Cliff Morgan obituary
Brilliant rugby fly-half for Wales and the Lions who went on to have a successful television and radio careerCliff Morgan was one of the leading figures of British rugby in the postwar years, a...
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David Rees obituary
Mathematician who was recruited to work at the codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park during the second world warDavid Rees, who has died aged 95, after a distinguished academic career as a...
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Maurice Bridgeland obituary
My father, Maurice Bridgeland, who has died aged 85, was an inspiring teacher who made his mark as an educational psychotherapist. In 1971 he wrote the book Pioneer Work With Maladjusted Children,...
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Colin Mercer obituary
My friend Colin Mercer, who has died of throat cancer aged 61, was one of the most influential figures in cultural policy research over the past 25 years.In the 1980s and 90s, he was director of the...
View ArticleSeamus Heaney – a life in pictures
The death of the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney at the age of 74 marks the end of a career which began with his collection Death of a Naturalist in 1966. Here we celebrate his life with a selection of...
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John Hollander obituary
American poet admired for his technical virtuosityThe American poet John Hollander, who has died aged 83, was a master of verse whose technical virtuosity and intellectual underpinnings were highly...
View ArticleSeamus Heaney reads from Human Chain – books podcast
Seamus Heaney, who has died aged 74, won the Forward prize for poetry in 2010 with his last collection, Human Chain. Here he reads a selection of poems from the collection at the Poetry Prom in...
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