Obituaries
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Neil Young: Footballer whose elegant, artistic talents made him an unsung hero of City's golden age
The most successful and entertaining period in Manchester City's history to date, the late 1960s and early 1970s, has entered football folklore as the Lee, Bell and Summerbee era.
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Chris Cviic: Broadcaster and writer who became a leading expert on Yugoslavia and the Balkans
Friday, 4 February 2011
Chris Cviic was a writer and broadcaster who became a leading expert on the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans. Born in Croatia, the son of a businessman, he settled in Britain in 1954. His career took him to the BBC World Service, to St Antony's College, Oxford, to Chatham House and finally to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, which promotes foreign investment and economic reform in former communist countries.
Joe Gores: Mystery writer and former San Francisco private investigator
Friday, 4 February 2011
Joe Gores, who died on 10 January aged 79, was a mystery writer and former San Francisco private investigator whose books included Hammett, Come Morning and Spade & Archer.
Margaret John: Actress acclaimed for her portrayal of the saucy neighbour Doris in 'Gavin and Stacey'
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Margaret John came into her own as a comic actress in the part of Doris, the outrageously saucy, octogenarian neighbour in the hit BBC series Gavin and Stacey.
Gladys Horton: Singer with the Marvelettes, who had Motown's first No 1 with 'Please Mr Postman'
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Gladys Horton was the lead singer with the Marvelettes, who topped the American charts with "Please Mr Postman" in December 1961. It was a key record for boosting morale during the Vietnam War. Although not a British hit, the record has become so familiar that it has obscured much of their later, equally fine work.
ATQ Stewart: Historian celebrated for his cool and astute analyses of Northern Ireland
Thursday, 3 February 2011
No one got to grips more astutely with intricacy and irony in the field of Irish historical studies than ATQ Stewart. The Narrow Ground: Aspects of Ulster, 1609-1969 was the joint winner of the first Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize shortly after its publication in 1977, and in 2003 the historian Marianne Elliott placed it in her "top 10 history books", describing it as a "brilliant overview of Ulster Protestant identity". Its impact was such that it struck a chord with the Rev Ian Paisley in his most ferocious incarnation, and with liberals of every political persuasion: not an easy feat to pull off. It is hard to think of anything more compelling than Stewart's The Shape of Irish History, more evocative than his The Summer Soldiers (about the 1798 Rebellion in Antrim and Down), or more thought-provoking than The Narrow Ground. He was elegant, dispassionate, entertaining and illuminating, and leaves an invaluable legacy.
Briefly: Bob Longman, BBC's Controller of Engineering and Operations
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Bob Longman, who died on 1 December at the age of 83, rose through the ranks at the BBC to become Controller of Engineering and Operations.
John Barry
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Further to yesterday's obituary, John Barry's music inspired me to start collecting film soundtrack records in the 1960s, which eventually led to my own record company being formed, releasing archival film soundtrack recordings on CD that had never previously been available in that format, writes Michael S Fishberg, CEO, Harkit Records.
Eunice G Sanborn
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Eunice G Sanborn was a Texas woman who was cited as the world's oldest person. She died on 31 January at her home in Jacksonville, Texas at the age of 114. Sanborn was born in July 1896 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and moved to Texas in 1937. She outlived three husbands and a daughter, who died in 1996.
Keith Faulkner
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
I very much appreciated Peta Steel's obituary (27 January) of Keith Faulkner, a friend and colleague of mine for more than 30 years, writes Steve Mills. Keith was an imposing figure, recognisable by his long hair, of ageneration when long hair was a political statement as much as anything else – and that was certainly the case with Keith.
David Tench: Solicitor who championed consumer rights and helped push through crucial legislation
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
David Tench was an indefatigable champion of consumer rights who contributed to the education and protection of the general public through his tireless lobbying and legislative work. Described by Esther Rantzen as "the consumers' legal guardian angel", he was responsible for an impressive array of legislation, including the 1977 Unfair Contract Terms Act and the 1987 Consumer Protection Act.
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