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Obituaries

  • Marianne Faithfull performing at the Barbican in London in 2002.

    Culture
    Marianne Faithfull obituary

    Singer who found pop fame and tabloid infamy in the 60s but returned to music in the 70s with Broken English, a statement of bloody-minded survival
  • 1965, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO<br>ROD STEIGER &amp; JULIE CHRISTIE Film 'DOCTOR ZHIVAGO' (1965) Directed By DAVID LEAN 22 December 1965 SSH31244 Allstar Collection/METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. For Editorial Use Only

    Film
    Phyllis Dalton obituary

  • 1979: "Buffet froid"<br>Bernard (left) and Bertrand Blier on the set of the movie "Buffet froid". (Photo by URLI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

    Film
    Bertrand Blier obituary

  • Thin Lizzy Perform At Hammersmith Odeon In London<br>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 10: John Sykes of Thin Lizzy performs on stage, on the 'Thunder and Lightning' tour at Hammersmith Odeon on March 10th, 1983 in London, United Kingdom. He plays a Gibson Les Paul guitar. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)

    Music
    John Sykes obituary

  • Greenpeace monument ready to load onto ship, at wharf 7A at Quay.Peter Wilkinson, spokesman and campaign co-ordinator (one of five) of the Greenpeace campaign, helps to prepare the 17 foot solid marble monument for boarding on the Greenpeace journey to Antarctica next week. December 6, 1985. (Photo by Kate Callas/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).

    Environment
    Pete Wilkinson obituary

  • SOMEWHERE IN TIME, director Jeannot Szwarc, 1980, ©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection<br>HC66CF SOMEWHERE IN TIME, director Jeannot Szwarc, 1980, ©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

    Film
    Jeannot Szwarc obituary

  • Stage
    Christopher Benjamin obituary

  • World news
    The Rev Don Cupitt obituary

  • Science
    Sir Fraser Stoddart obituary

  • Media
    Charlotte Raven obituary

Other lives

  • Ed Ferrett

    Engineering
    Ed Ferrett obituary

  • Tony Langlois

    Music
    Tony Langlois obituary

    • Mary Scott

      Education
      Mary Scott obituary

    • Dave Crook.

      Booksellers
      Dave Crook obituary

    • Vallabh Kaviraj

      Newspapers
      Vallabh Kaviraj obituary

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Letters

  • Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school.<br>2M98A3M Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school.

    Letter: Marianne Faithfull obituary

  • Richard Webb and Kate Ashbrook unveiling the plaque at the opening of Sugary Green, Dartmouth, in 2011

    Letter: Richard Webb obituary

  • Jeremy Seabrook was angered by his school’s reaction when he addressed a letter to Gonville and Keyes (sic) College

    Letter: Jeremy Seabrook obituary

  • Jeremy Seabrook for an obit

    Letter: Jeremy Seabrook obituary

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Obituaries in the news

  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br>Irish poet Michael Longley seen before speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK 20/08/2017 © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleods repro fees apply. Commed. A22DEX

    Michael Longley

  • Charlotte Raven in 2013 – shortly afterwards she launched Feminist Times.

    Charlotte Raven

  • Garth Hudson in Toronto, 2010. Each of the Band’s five musicians made a distinctive contribution – Hudson, an enigmatic figure half-hidden behind his organ console, brought a sound of mystery.

    Garth Hudson

  • File Photo: Composer and Director Claire van Kampen Dies Aged 71 - CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Claire van Kampen attends "The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

    Claire van Kampen

  • Denis Law

  • Dame Joan Plowright

  • David Lynch

  • Linda Nolan

  • Tony Slattery

  • Rosita Missoni

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen

  • David Lodge

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