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John Garforth obituary
My friend John Garforth, who has died aged 79, was a writer who turned popular television programmes such as The Avengers, The Pallisers and Paul Temple into paperback novels and promoted the arts at...
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Letter: Georgina Henry's success came as no surprise
The English Civil War course taken by Georgina Henry was part of the London University BA history degree in the 1980s. This special paper was a final-year, document-based class and, although it was not...
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Christopher Malcolm obituary
Actor and producer who played Brad Majors in the original Rocky Horror Show in 1974 and Saffy's gay dad in Ab FabChristopher Malcolm, who has died of cancer aged 67, played Brad Majors in the original...
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Margery Mason obituary
My aunt, Margery Mason, who has died aged 100, was an actor, writer and theatre manager. She was a founder member of the Actors' Company and made appearances in diverse productions, from Midsomer...
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Ian McNaught-Davis obituary
One of the first British climbers to ascend Muztagh Tower in 1956 who went on to present the BBC TV series The Computer ProgrammeIn the spring of 1956, the Manchester climbing star Joe Brown had just...
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Letters: I told Tom Finney that he was the greatest footballer I had ever seen
Keith Carabine writes: Several years ago I wrote to Tom Finney (obituary, 17 February) to tell him that he was the greatest footballer I had ever seen and that his loyalty to Preston and grace under...
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Letter: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca were so funny that the band was laughing...
I saw Sid Caesar (obituary, 14 February) and Imogene Coca when they appeared at Michael's Pub in Manhattan about 15 years ago. They were so funny that the band was laughing as much as the audience. In...
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Mavis Gallant obituary
Masterly Canadian short story writer and novelist who settled in Paris where she perfected her meditative, wry and lyrical style'Like every other form of art, literature is no more and nothing less...
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Warren Lamb obituary
My friend Warren Lamb, who has died aged 90, was a pioneer in the field of movement studies, building on the ideas and practices of Rudolf Laban, arguably the creator of German modern dance.Warren, the...
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William Larman obituary
My grandfather William "Gaffer" Larman, who has died aged 89, led a full life and was variously a paratrooper, employment law specialist and organic food pioneer.Born to Ernest and Maud Larman in...
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Alison Jolly obituary
Primatologist and conservationist famous for her work on the lemurs of MadagascarAs a postdoctoral student at Yale University in the early 60s, Alison Jolly pioneered in-depth field research on the...
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Michael Baldwin obituary
Poet and novelist with a passion for teaching others to writeFor the poet and novelist Michael Baldwin, who has died aged 83, the experience of teaching others to write while battling to produce his...
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Paul Bailey on Mavis Gallant: 'She was a truth teller, in her life and her work'
In his fine obituary of Mavis Gallant, Christopher Hawtree observes that her father died young. The news of his suicide was kept from her for several years. She was 14 when she learned that he was not...
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Richard Hart obituary
My friend Richard Hart, who has died aged 96, was a central figure in the early history of West Indian trade unions and nationalist politics. In Britain, where he lived from 1965 onwards, he became a...
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Annie Souter obituary
Our much-loved and devoted colleague, Annie Souter, who has died of cancer aged 61, was a pioneering social worker in child health. She brought hospital social work right into the heart of the...
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Letter: When Pete Seeger reduced a conservative audience to silence
In 1972 I attended a performance by Pete Seeger at a packed high school in upstate New York not far from where he lived. This performance included the most effective political and social statement I...
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Elizabeth Newson obituary
Developmental psychologist who made important advances in autism researchThe developmental psychologist Elizabeth Newson, who has died aged 84, challenged the orthodoxy of her profession by emphasising...
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Terence Hawkes obituary
Literary critic and Shakespearean scholar who championed the radical potential of both high art and popular cultureTerence Hawkes, who has died aged 81, did much to transform the study of literature in...
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Letter: Stuart Hall came to the rescue of a BBC Open Space studio debate
I first met Stuart Hall (obituary, 11 February) when I was a researcher on a BBC Education series about the media in 1972. He delivered a brilliant analysis of news values, showing how the construction...
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Malcolm Tierney obituary
Stage and screen actor who excelled in playing authority figures and appeared in TV shows such as Brookside and LovejoyMalcolm Tierney, who has died aged 75 of pulmonary fibrosis, was a reliable and...
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