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Letter: Laurence Dopson obituary
When I took over from Andrew Heenan as the clinical editor of Nursing Times in 1993, one of his best bequests was the telephone number of Laurence Dopson. In those pre-Google days, Laurence was the one...
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How Tony Scott kickstarted his career
The Hollywood director's first films were premiered at the National Film Theatre in LondonTony Scott's short feature One of the Missing (1969), his own adaptation of an Ambrose Bierce story, was one of...
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Helen Scott Lidgett obituary
Public relations executive, teacher and special adviser to Gordon Brown on his culture strategy in the runup to the 2010 electionAs director of the communications consultancy Brunswick Arts, Helen...
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Neil Armstrong obituary
US astronaut and commander of Apollo 11 spacecraft was the first man to set foot on the moonThe US astronaut Neil Armstrong secured his place in history on 20 July 1969, when, as commander of the...
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Neil Armstrong obituary
American astronaut and first man to walk on the moon who was a 'reluctant hero'When, in July 1969, Neil Armstrong, who has died aged 82, made his celebrated "one small step for man, one giant leap for...
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Michael Morris obituary
A lifelong love of art and the craft of a dedicated reporter gave the former Guardian journalist Michael Morris, who has died aged 85, one of his most memorable stories. A vivid piece of reporting from...
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Helen Dornhorst obituary
Our mother, Helen Dornhorst, who has died aged 94, was a woman of extraordinary spirit who, as a radiologist, served the NHS well into her 70s.She was born Helen Innes in Gosport, Hampshire, where her...
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Lord Oaksey obituary
Outstanding steeplechase jockey and horseracing journalist who worked in support of the sport's charitiesJohn Oaksey, who has died aged 83, was the best amateur steeplechase jockey of his era, a talent...
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Freddie Lees obituary
My father, Freddie Lees, who has died aged 87, spent a long career in public service overseas. His first posting as a civil servant with the British Overseas Service was to Malaya, in 1949, while it...
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Christopher Potten obituary
Cancer researcher who was fascinated by cellular renewalProfessor Christopher Potten, who has died aged 71, was a pioneer in a topic that, 40 years after his first studies, remains central in human...
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Shulamith Firestone obituary
US radical women's liberationist whose ideas on gender inequality were ahead of her timeShulamith Firestone was one of the early US radical women's liberationists who provided the theoretical...
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Said Aburish obituary
Controversial Palestinian journalist, biographer and historian of the Middle EastThe controversial Palestinian journalist and historian Said Aburish, who has died aged 77, did much to illuminate the...
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Mildred Nevile obituary
When I joined the staff of the Catholic bishops' newly founded Justice and Peace Commission in 1970, there were very few lay women in leadership roles in the church in Britain. My dear friend, Mildred...
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Eva Figes obituary
Novelist and critic best known for her book Patriarchal AttitudesIt was with the publication of her feminist polemic Patriarchal Attitudes in 1970 – the same year Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch and...
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Terry Nutkins obituary
Television presenter on The Really Wild Show who inspired children to love natureTerry Nutkins, who has died aged 66 after suffering from leukaemia, used his role as a television presenter to inspire...
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Janet Altman obituary
My daughter Janet Altman, who has died aged 57 of a brain tumour, was a translator and interpreter, and for the past decade taught at the Centre for Translation Studies at Leeds University.According to...
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Mick Jones obituary
My friend Mick Jones, who has died of cancer aged 68, was an artist, illustrator, mural painter and teacher. The younger son of the trade union leader Jack Jones and his wife, Evelyn, Mick was like his...
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Stuart Le Pla obituary
My friend Stuart Le Pla, who has died of cancer aged 67, dedicated his life as a lawyer to public service rather than private practice, first as an articled clerk in Reading, then as a solicitor in...
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Letter: 'In 1989 we hatched a plan for Sir Christopher Booth to spend a night...
Sir Christopher Booth was a president of the BMA (1986-87) and I was editor of BMA News Review, the magazine for its members. In 1989 we hatched a plan for him to spend a night with some junior doctors...
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Rodney Uren obituary
My father, the architect and designer Rodney Uren, who has died of lymphoma aged 63, left a profound mark on the cities of London, Bilbao, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Perhaps the best known of the...
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