Frankie Knuckles obituary
Trailblazing American record producer and club DJ hailed as the Godfather of House"Disco's revenge," was the way Frankie Knuckles, who has died aged 59 after a long period of ill health, mischievously...
View ArticleRoger Greenslade obituary
My partner, Roger Greenslade, who has died from lung cancer aged 55, was a painter, musician and sports coach an unusual combination, but he was passionate about all three. He was performing in the...
View ArticleJohn Rowe Townsend obituary
Writer who introduced the harsh realities of life into his stories for childrenJohn Rowe Townsend, who has died aged 91, was not only a dominant figure in the academic study of children's literature,...
View ArticleLorenzo Semple obituary
Screenwriter highly regarded for his film work but best known for the hit 60s TV series BatmanThere is a certain wry absurdity in the fact that the respected screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, who has...
View ArticleKate Dunlop obituary
A poet and political activist, my mother, Kate Dunlop, who has died aged 73, was a passionate campaigner for justice and her local community.Born Catherine McElroy, in Bartley Green, Birmingham, to a...
View ArticleLouis Smidt obituary
Driver of change in the NHS who made a successful transition from clinician to managerLouis Smidt, who has died aged 70 from prostate cancer, was a leading podiatrist who made an unusual but successful...
View ArticleGiles Oakley on Tony Benn: 'In a fine piece of oratory he inveighed against...
Tony Benn always tried to argue a case through reason rather than endlessly repeated slogans. His approach to political discourse was rooted deeply in his sense of history, as in the campaign against...
View ArticleTrude Holmes obituary
My stepmother, Trude Holmes, who has died aged 102, fled Austria in 1938, the year of the Anschluss, and came as a refugee to Britain, where she first worked as a domestic servant.She was born Trude...
View ArticleJohn Uzzell Edwards obituary
Painter inspired by his native Wales and its Celtic heritageJohn Uzzell Edwards, who has died aged 79, was an artist for whom Wales, its Celtic history and his own family's story together infused a...
View ArticleRichard Bennett obituary
My friend and colleague Richard Bennett was a passionate general practitioner concerned with the welfare of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in society, in particular victims of torture. He...
View ArticleAhmad Tejan Kabbah obituary
Former president of Sierra Leone who helped restore democracy after civil warAs African political itineraries go, that of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, former president of Sierra Leone, who has died aged 82, was...
View ArticleLetters: Deference was dying in 1968 but for Tony Benn it had never existed
Naomi Wayne writes: As a 17-year-old first-year law student at the LSE in 1968, I dropped in on a lunchtime meeting addressed by Tony Benn. Well to the left of the then centrist minister, I was at odds...
View ArticlePatrick Gallwey obituary
My friend Patrick Gallwey, who has died aged 84, was a psychoanalyst, prison doctor and forensic psychiatrist who developed particular expertise in treating those with criminal, sexually harmful and...
View ArticleMargo MacDonald obituary
Independent-minded Scottish politician and campaigner for the right to assisted suicideMargo MacDonald, who has died aged 70, was one of the biggest personalities in Scottish politics over the past...
View ArticleMonika Kinley obituary
Curator, collector and dealer who specialised in outsider artMonika Kinley, who has died aged 88, made a significant contribution to the British art world, as a dealer, collector and curator,...
View ArticleBob Larbey obituary
Television sitcom and screenplay writer behind popular hits such as Please Sir!, The Good Life and Ever Decreasing CirclesBob Larbey, who has died aged 79, was renowned as a television sitcom and...
View ArticlePeter Matthiessen obituary
Environmentalist, novelist and wildlife author best known for The Snow LeopardAlthough he saw himself primarily as a novelist, Peter Matthiessen, who has died of leukaemia aged 86, became best known...
View ArticleMickey Rooney obituary
Hollywood star and entertainer best known for National Velvet, Boys Town and his turbulent private lifeMickey Rooney dies at 93A life in picturesIn 1938, the extraordinary, multi-talented 18-year-old...
View ArticleAlan Davie obituary
Scottish-born painter who borrowed freely from ancient civilisations and believed that the ego was the enemy of true artIt sometimes seemed that Alan Davie was known everywhere western art is seen,...
View ArticleAndrew 'Drew' Brown obituary
My father Andrew "Drew" Brown, who has died aged 94, was one of the few remaining glider pilots to have survived the Battle of Arnhem in 1944.Flying a Horsa glider carrying a jeep and five soldiers, he...
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