Obituary
“Virgin on a Pedestal”
Marianne Faithfull battled labels all her life
The singer and icon of the 1960s died on January 30th, aged 78
One man on his island
Mauro Morandi needed to abandon consumer society
The hermit-guardian of Italy’s loveliest beach died on January 3rd, aged 85
What lies behind curtains
David Lynch mesmerised filmgoers with mystery, beauty and horror
America’s strangest and most surreal film-maker died on January 16th, aged 78
Through the tunnel to the light
Peter Fenwick became the world expert on near-death experiences
The neuropsychiatrist and promoter of “the art of dying” died on November 22nd, aged 89
Listening to the heart
Chiung Yao taught the Chinese all about romantic love
The bestselling novelist and screenwriter died on December 4th, aged 86
The pilgrim from Plains
Jimmy Carter was perhaps the most virtuous of all America’s presidents
The humble peanut farmer who went to the White House died on December 29th, aged 100
The work of prayer
Brother Harold Palmer lived alone in the wilds by choice
The Northumbrian hermit died on October 4th, aged 93
The hangman’s tale
Shalom Nagar was picked by lottery to kill Adolf Eichmann
The Israeli prison officer turned ritual slaughterer died on November 26th, aged 88
The never-broken code
John Kinsel used his own language to fool the Japanese
One of the last Navajo code-talkers died on October 19th, aged 107
Our Lady of the Carnations
Celeste Caeiro’s small gesture named a revolution
The Portuguese restaurant worker and single mother died on November 15th, aged 91
Layering up, scraping off
Frank Auerbach aimed only at one memorable image
Britain’s most obsessive figurative painter died on November 11th, aged 93
Three donkey-loads of ice
Baltazar Ushca climbed Chimborazo twice a week
The last Ecuadorean ice-harvester died on October 11th, aged 80