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Obituaries

  • Still from the film Rosetta by the Dardenne brothers.

    Film
    Émilie Dequenne obituary

    Belgian who won the best actress prize at Cannes for her performance in the Dardenne brothers’ film Rosetta
  • Sport<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Colorsport/REX/Shutterstock (3155380a) Cricket - 1972 Australia Tour of England - Duke of Norfolk's XI vs Australia Lancashire and England's Peter Lever bowls for the Duke of Norfolks XI at Arundel Castle Norfolks XI vs. Australia Sport

    Sport
    Peter Lever obituary

  • Doug Laughton in 1970, when he was a member of the Great Britain side that won the Ashes in Australia.

    Sport
    Doug Laughton obituary

  • Peter Sedgley (1930-2025) Constellation 1982

    Art and design
    Peter Sedgley obituary

  • Terri Banks / Theresa Banks, civil servant

    Politics
    Theresa Banks obituary

  • WOMAD 2015 - Day 2<br>WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND - JULY 25: Aurelio performs on stage during the 2nd Day of the Womad Festival at Charlton Park on July 25, 2015 in Wiltshire, England. (Photo by C Brandon/Redferns)

    Music
    Aurelio obituary

  • Stage
    Michael Ratcliffe obituary

  • Music
    Bill Ashton obituary

  • Media
    Andy Peebles obituary

  • Sport
    George Foreman obituary

Other lives

  • Mark-Pawson in his Hackney studios

    Art
    Mark Pawson obituary

  • Stephen Biggs

    Agriculture
    Stephen Biggs obituary

    • Michael Burns spent his early career as a television cameraman but changed course to become a film-maker

      Cricket
      Michael Burns obituary

    • Carey Harrison in Berlin. He won prizes for goat-breeding, as well as for his plays and novels

      Stage
      Carey Harrison obituary

    • Bushy Park, linocut by Janet Stowell, circa 1978

      Art and design
      Janet Stowell obituary

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Letters

  • TERRY DAVIS MP LABOUR PARTY 04/10/1999 T59G1AC

    Letter: Terry Davis obituary

  • Keith Dewhurst, April 1969. Stamped The Guardian copyright From GNM Archive ref: GUA/6/9/1/11/2/D

    Letter: Keith Dewhurst obituary

  • Howard Riley, Jaki Byard, Pendley Jazz Festival, 1985. Artist: Brian O'Connor.<br>HT0PC7 Howard Riley, Jaki Byard, Pendley Jazz Festival, 1985. Artist: Brian O'Connor.

    Letter: Howard Riley obituary

  • Athol Fugard - South African Playwright And Director<br>Athol Fugard, South African playwright, actor, novelist and director, 11th March 2002. Regarded as the greatest living playwright in the English-speaking world, Fugard has written over 30 plays which have been performed internationally. Among them are "The Island", "The Road to Mecca", "Sizwe Bansi is Dead" and "'Master Harold'and the Boys". His novel "Tsotsi", transposed to screen, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005 and he won a Tony award for lifetime achievement. His works are political in nature, dealing with the theme of apartheid. (Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

    Letter: Athol Fugard obituary

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Obituaries in the news

  • Tim Radford, four times winner of the science writer of the year award, at the Edinburgh international book festival, 2018.

    Tim Radford

  • The Aga Khan attending the service of celebration for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip'’s diamond weddint at Westminster Abbey in 2007.

    The Aga Khan

  • 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

    Phyllis Dalton

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

    Marianne Faithfull

  • Dada Masilo

  • Brian Murphy

  • Michael Longley

  • Charlotte Raven

  • Garth Hudson

  • Claire van Kampen

  • Denis Law

  • Dame Joan Plowright

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