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Miklós Jancsó obituary
Film director who used powerful symbolism to depict the fight for Hungarian socialism and independenceAt the 1966 Cannes film festival, a movie whose title sounded like a western – but was actually...
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Margo Maeckelberghe obituary
Painter who connected her local roots with artistic modernism to capture the drama of the Cornish landscapeMargo Maeckelberghe, who has died aged 81, was a painter of Cornwall's landforms and...
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Farewell, Pete Seeger
The American folk singer Pete Seeger was one of the last heroes of a generation that still believed in changeAlthough the windchill had fallen 10 below zero, crowds converged on St Paul's church at the...
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Ron Hall obituary
Leading Sunday Times journalist who was the first editor of its groundbreaking investigative Insight unitRon Hall, a former top executive of the Sunday Times in its pre-Murdoch golden era, has died...
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Maximilian Schell obituary
Actor and director who brought dark good looks and a commanding presence to his rolesAustrian by birth, Swiss by circumstance and international by reputation, Maximilian Schell, who has died aged 83,...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman – a life in pictures
A selection of pictures showing the career of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Martin Barratt obituary
Paediatric nephrologist whose research led to the improved treatment of common childhood kidney diseasesMartin Barratt, who has died aged 77 from a progressive form of muscular dystrophy, was professor...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman obituary
Actor and director who could imbue the many wretches, prigs and braggarts he played with a wrenching humanityPhilip Seymour Hoffman, who has died aged 46 of a suspected drugs overdose, had three names...
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Tony Hateley obituary
Powerful striker for Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool known for his prowess at heading the ballThe footballer Tony Hateley, who has died aged 72, was a striker famed for his heading ability and...
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Luis Aragonés obituary
Irrepressible manager of the Spanish national side that won a European championship trophy after a 44-year waitA gifted, inventive footballer and a controversial manager, both at club and international...
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Ian Adamson obituary
Our friend Ian Adamson, who has died aged 93, was an aviator, pilots' union organiser and helper of young people. In retirement he devoted himself to providing free holidays for disadvantaged...
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Ian Sparks obituary
My father, Ian Sparks, who has died aged 70 from pancreatic cancer, spent a lifetime working nationally and internationally in the children's voluntary sector.Born in Liverpool, he grew up in the tight...
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Pamela Vandyke Price obituary
One of the first women to write about wine, she was known for her prickly putdowns and forthright views about food and drinkPamela Vandyke Price, who has died aged 90, was the first woman in Britain to...
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Terry Butkeraitis obituary
My friend Terry Butkeraitis, who has died of cancer aged 63, became a miner at the age of 15, and by the time of the 1984-85 strike was branch president at Whitwell colliery, near Worksop, Derbyshire,...
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Robert Goodland obituary
My cousin, Robert Goodland, directed environmental and social impact assessment studies on development projects all over the world for more than 40 years. He advised institutions on how to manage those...
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Dave Magill obituary
My friend Dave Magill, who has died of a heart attack aged 70, was for many years the manager of Buster McShane's gym in Belfast, where the pentathlete Mary Peters trained for the gold she won at the...
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Aubrey McKennell obituary
While working for the Government Social Survey in the 1960s, my friend and colleague Aubrey McKennell, who has died aged 86, took the radical step of researching systematically how people felt about...
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Martha Price obituary
For more than half a century, Martha Price, who has died aged 101, lived a very active life as a valued member of the community in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey. But her journey there from her native...
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Leslie Piggott obituary
If my great-grandfather hadn't been deaf, I probably wouldn't be here to write about his son, my grandfather, who has died aged 98. Edwin Piggott, a market gardener from the then-rural parish of...
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Louise Brough
One of the great US postwar tennis stars with 35 Grand Slam titles to her nameBased on her achievements, which were staggering by any standards, Louise Brough, who has died aged 90, may have been the...
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