Obituaries
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Professor Graham Stanton: Biblical scholar who helped guide New Testament studies at Cambridge
Graham Stanton was Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity in the 500th year of the oldest chair at Cambridge University; and he played a major role in securing its re-endowment by the Kirby Laing Foundation just before he retired in 2007.
Inside Obituaries
Dorothy Coonan Wellman: Actress and dancer who became a Sam Goldwyn 'Golden Girl'
Friday, 16 October 2009
Dorothy Coonan was one of Busby Berkeley's principal chorus dancers who had performed in such films as Whoopee! (1930) and 42nd Street (1933) when she met the director William Wellman, who cast her as the female lead in his film Wild Boys of the Road (1933). She then became Wellman's fifth wife, and remained happily married to him for over 40 years until his death in 1975. Ten years earlier, Wellman wrote in his autobiography of his thoughts while watching her sleeping. "What a beautiful girl. Freckles and a sensitive mouth and long black hair. That had been all mine for 30 years, and I was as much in love with it now as ever. I never got tired of looking at her, and it was always best when she didn't know."
Ian Wallace: Bass baritone celebrated for his 'buffo' roles
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Opera singer and actor, broadcaster, writer, cabaret artist, compere and raconteur, Ian Wallace – a true Scot, and sometimes a kilted one – discovered quite early in his life that he had a talent for entertaining people.
Gangubai Hangal: Singer who rose above her low caste status to become a grand dame of the Kirana school
Thursday, 15 October 2009
It has been a sad time for the world of Indian music recently, with the deaths of several major figures. Indisputably one of the greatest losses is Gangubai Hangal. Personally and professionally her achievements were legion, her life piled high with paradox and contradiction, awards and distinctions.
Al Martino: Singer who had Britain's first No 1 single and played Johnny Fontane in 'The Godfather'
Thursday, 15 October 2009
There have been several impressive recording debuts but few, if any, have shown more confidence than 24-year-old Al Martino's 1952 performance of the romantic ballad, "Here In My Heart". Back then, a singer had to perform along with the orchestra and nothing could be changed afterwards. Martino soared to the top of his range for a thrilling top E, equalling anything his friend, Mario Lanza, had done.
Mattei Radev: Mainstay of Bloomsbury artistic society
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
In 1950, Mattei Radev, who has died aged 81, was a young Bulgarian stowaway hidden in a lifeboat on board a cargo ship bound for Britain.
Frank Vandenbroucke: Cyclist whose drug abuse and chaotic lifestyle sabotaged what might have been a glittering career
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Frank Vandenbroucke, the Belgian rider once tipped to succeed cycling's all-time great Eddy Merckx, was found dead in a hotel room in Senegal on Monday. He was 34.
Obits in Brief
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Jacques Chessex, who died on 9 October aged 75, was one of French-speaking Switzerland's leading novelists and the first foreigner to receive France's prestigious Prix Goncourt literary prize.
Lives Remembered: Julian Harris
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Julian Harris died as a result of a tragic accident while flying in a microlight light aircraft piloted by his friend Tom Ellison, who also did not survive. The accident took place near Tours, France on 5 July 2009 and the aircraft crashed minutes before it was due to land.
Dick Cosens: Trade union activist who helped get Concorde off the ground
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
The trade union activist Dick Cosens was an unsung hero of the British aerospace industry who played an influential role in campaigning for British manufacturing jobs.
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