Lucius Shepard obituary
Author of fiction that defied classificationLucius Shepard, an American writer whose elegant style and idiosyncratic imagination made his fiction more or less unclassifiable, was often identified with...
View ArticleAlan Ffoulkes Evans obituary
My grandfather, Alan Ffoulkes Evans, who has died aged 90, was a public servant, a Methodist preacher and an accidental chemist. After studying mainly arts subjects for O-level, on changing schools he...
View ArticleDhia Wahab obituary
Our father, Dhia Wahab, who has died aged 92, was born in Iraq and lived there when it emerged as a leading Middle Eastern country.He was born in Baghdad, the son of Abdul Wahab Abdul Razzq, a...
View ArticleAnn Hall obituary
My friend Ann Hall, who has died aged 67, was a social worker, feminist, socialist and activist, who did much to help the town and people of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, where she lived.Ann...
View ArticleLorna Arnold obituary
Nuclear historian respected by those who supported and opposed the H-bombLorna Arnold, who has died aged 98, was the official historian of Britain's nuclear project and the author of landmark books on...
View ArticlePhil Evans obituary
Cartoonist on the side of the exploited and the oppressedThe political cartoonist Phil Evans, who has died aged 68, was for a time one of the most prolific of his generation. His work was funny,...
View ArticleJill Edbrooke obituary
My sister, Jill Edbrooke, who has died aged 54 of cancer, was one of those lucky people who found the job of her dreams, and with it the friendship, love and respect of people worldwide.She was a...
View ArticleLetter: Michael Baldwin was an inspirational teacher who made a difference to...
I was a student at Whitelands College from 1962 to 1965, and remember Michael Baldwin so well as inspirational, urbane, intellectual and a person whose joy was transmitted to all who were taught by...
View ArticleStass Paraskos obituary
My friend Stass Paraskos, who has died aged 81, was the most significant Cypriot artist of his generation. In 1966, Stass gained notoriety in the UK when the police raided Lovers and Romances, an...
View ArticleFedor Burlatsky obituary
Political scientist who sought reform from within the Soviet Communist party and was an early advocate of perestroikaBehind its facade of unity, the post-Stalin Soviet Communist party was nothing like...
View ArticleRoger Pomphrey obituary
My friend Roger Pomphrey, who has died of liver cancer aged 60, was a prolific documentary film and video director and an exceptional blues guitarist who was in the original lineup of Eurythmics. Known...
View ArticleEric Sainsbury obituary
Social scientist who championed user-centred social workThe social work researcher and teacher Eric Sainsbury, who has died aged 88, pioneered efforts to ensure that the users of social services have a...
View ArticleFormer Dynasty star Kate O'Mara: a life in pictures
British actor, who has died aged 74, played many memorable roles on screen and stage throughout her long career Kate O'Mara obituary Actor best known for playing Alexis Colby's sister Cassandra
View ArticleKate O'Mara obituary
Actor best known for her role as Caress Morell in the US television soap opera DynastyThe actor Kate O'Mara, who has died aged 74 after a short illness, was always surprising. She appeared in the...
View ArticleJohn Gritten obituary
Not everyone starting out as a journalist at the Daily Mail ends up joining the Communist party, but that was the experience of my friend and former colleague John Gritten in the spring of 1939. He had...
View ArticleLorna Casselton obituary
Researcher into the genetic basis of fungal matingLorna Casselton, who has died aged 75, undertook pioneering research in the genetics of mating in mushroom-forming fungi. She was one of the UK's most...
View ArticleLetter: Brian McAvera on James Ellis: 'He was lethal when it came to a script'
In 1959, James Ellis resigned from the management of the Ulster Group theatre because of its refusal to put on Sam Thompson's play Over the Bridge. Jimmy mounted an independent production that aired...
View ArticleJerry Roberts obituary
Top codebreaker at Bletchley Park who helped to decipher Hitler's messagesJerry Roberts, who has died aged 93, was one of the leading Bletchley Park codebreakers working on the Fish teleprinter...
View ArticleNikos Papadakis obituary
During three decades as press attache and then head of the press office at the Greek Embassy in London, my father, Nikos Papadakis, became, in many ways, the voice of Greece in Britain.Nikos, who has...
View ArticleDerek Martinus obituary
Versatile theatre and television director who was behind many of the early episodes of Doctor Who in the 1960sDerek Martinus, who has died aged 82, was an extraordinarily versatile theatre and...
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