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Letter: Simon Hoggart's conference wisdom
One of Simon Hoggart's typically idiosyncratic comments, when chairing the Guardian's fringe meeting at Liberal Democratic conferences, was to tell the audience, "Do not switch off your mobile phone –...
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Bobby Collins obituary
Scotland, Celtic, Everton and Leeds footballer described by Don Revie as 'the best signing I ever made'Bobby Collins, who has died aged 82, had a long and remarkable football career. Changing from a...
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Harold Whitaker obituary
Animator who captured Orwell's Farmer Jones in Britain's first animated feature film, Animal Farm, in 1954Harold Whitaker, who has died aged 93, drew some of the most memorable scenes in British...
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John Sticpewich obituary
My father, John Sticpewich, has died unexpectedly at the age of 80. After a life that took him through the jungles of Papua to Kenya's Northern Frontier District and the Sahara he was buried near his...
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Rita Bartlett obituary
My mother, Rita Bartlett, who has died aged 67 of cancer, attended a public meeting in Cardiff in 1964 at which the speaker was the Hollywood actor OZ Whitehead, a prominent member of the Bahá'í faith....
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Ken Evans obituary
My former colleague Ken Evans, who has died aged 86, was a dedicated radio producer. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he left school at 16 and joined Station 2CH in Sydney, initially as a studio...
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Morgan Parry obituary
Morgan Parry, who has died of lymphatic cancer aged 56, was a leading figure in the environmental movement in Wales. As founder and head of WWF Cymru, chair of the Countryside Council for Wales, and...
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Kathryn Findlay obituary
Award-winning architect whose unconventional designs ranged from space-age homes to the Orbit tower for the London Olympic ParkThe architect Kathryn Findlay, who has died aged 60 after suffering from a...
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Morag Morris obituary
My friend Morag Morris, who has died aged 90, was a great creative force who gave generously of her knowledge and love of poetry to hundreds of students at the Guildford School of Acting and the...
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Letter: Bobby Collins, one of postwar Everton's greatest players
As an Everton fan of very long standing I was sad to hear of the death of Bobby Collins. He was one of postwar Everton's greatest players, largely responsible for our winning the Division One title in...
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Maria Lidka obituary
Classical violinist who left Nazi Germany for the UK and performed many premieres of music by young composersThe violinist Maria Lidka, who has died aged 99, followed in the footsteps of her teacher,...
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Roger Lloyd Pack obituary
Stage and screen actor best known for his roles in Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley and Harry PotterThe talented and idiosyncratic character actor Roger Lloyd Pack, who has died of pancreatic...
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John Tarver obituary
John Tarver, who has died aged 84, tended the churchyard of St George's in the village of Newbold Pacey, near Warwick, for more than 70 years and also served as bell-ringer, organ boy, churchwarden and...
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Letter: Tom Rosenthal, a great publisher and a very good writer
Tom Rosenthal was author or co-author of 10 books and monographs, on Paula Rego, LS Lowry, Josef Albers and Sidney Nolan, among others, and last year his On Art and Artists: Selected Essays was...
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David Harris obituary
Academic whose worldwide studies shed new light on the complexity and origins of farmingThe beginnings of farming, 10,000 or more years ago, have often been discussed in relation to a few discrete...
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Reg Foakes obituary
My friend and colleague Reg Foakes, who has died aged 90, was an eminent theatre historian, literary scholar and editor. His research on Shakespeare's original playhouses helped to shape modern...
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Losing my father-in-law, the very best man I knew
When he first met the man who would become his father-in-law, John Mullin could not have foreseen that they would forge a profound, unshakeable bondHe was wearing pyjamas – navy, as I recall, with a...
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Michael Jacobs, 1952-2014
Ed Vulliamy remembers his friend, the travel writer and historianLast Saturday, the world lost one of its most contagious and mischievous smiles, and twinkliest but keen-sighted pair of eyes: those of...
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Sir Christopher Chataway obituary
Athlete, Conservative minister and television journalist who found fame as part of the trio who broke the four-minute mileSir Christopher Chataway, who has died aged 82, was a Tory government minister,...
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Rocki Frampton obituary
My wife, Rocki Frampton, who has died aged 64, was a lively and vital person who only two days before suffering the subarachnoid haemorrhage that led to her death was taking part in zumba dancing with...
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