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Obituaries

  • David Lawrence - Gloucestershire<br>David Lawrence bowling for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire in the John Player League cricket match held at Scarborough, Engand on 8th July 1984. (Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images).

    Cricket
    David Lawrence obituary

    Gloucestershire fast bowler who was the first British-born black cricketer to play for England
  • Portrait d'Étienne-Émile Baulieu<br>Le professeur Étienne-Émile Baulieu, inventeur de la pilule abortive RU 486, dans son laboratoire en août 1990 à Paris, France. (Photo by Francois LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

    Medical research
    Étienne-Émile Baulieu obituary

  • LIBRARY IMAGE OF THE LAST EMPEROR<br>Richard Vuu Film: The Last Emperor (USA/UK/FR/IT/CHN 1987) Director: Bernardo Bertolucci 04 October 1987 CTG21051 Allstar Picture Library/HEMDALE **Warning** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of HEMDALE and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To HEMDALE is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company. Character(s): Pu Yi - Age 3

    Film
    Mark Peploe obituary

  • Photographer Nick Hedges with the Pryde family children, in their bedroom, Moss Side, Manchester 1969.

    Photography
    Nick Hedges obituary

  • Jean Robinson in the mid-1970s, when she was chair of the Patients’ Association.

    Health
    Jean Robinson obituary

  • Peter Krykant by the River Carron near Falkirk in March 2020. His decision to set up a mobile drug consumption facility in Glasgow propelled Scotland’s drug deaths crisis up the political agenda.

    Drugs policy
    Peter Krykant obituary

  • The Horn Dancers of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, 1982

    Photography
    Brian Shuel obituary

  • Aggie McKenzie and Kim Woodburn (left) from Channel 4's How Clean is Your House inspecting the Guardian offices

    Reality TV
    Kim Woodburn obituary

  • David Watkin with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2012.

    Classical music
    David Watkin obituary

Other lives

  • UK. London. 28th November 2014. Nathan Silver photographed at his home in central London. ©Andrew Testa for the New York Times

    Architecture
    Nathan Silver obituary

  • Lorraine Tabone at her garage, for Other lives

    Homelessness
    Lorraine Tabone obituary

  • Simon Majaro for Other Lives

    Marketing & PR
    Simon Majaro obituary

  • Angela Livingstone in 1985, when she was a lecturer at Essex University

    Poetry
    Angela Livingstone obituary

  • David Hopkinson.

    Genetics
    David Hopkinson obituary

  • Garnet Edwards for Other lives

    Advertising
    Garnet Edwards obituary

Letters

  • Alasdair MacIntyre

    Letter: Alasdair MacIntyre obituary

  • Duncan Campbell in Valencia, Spain<br>Crime writer and journalist Duncan Campbell poses for photographs in Valencia, Spain on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Shot by James Rajotte for Weekend magazine feature.

    Letter: Duncan Campbell obituary

  • 'Anything Goes' Press Night, Arrivals, London, UK - 13 Jul 2022<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (13030859j) Gawn Grainger and Zoe Wanamaker 'Anything Goes' Press Night, Arrivals, London, UK - 13 Jul 2022

    Letter: Gawn Grainger obituary

  • BRITISH RAIL CHAIRMAN SIR BOB REID DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN LONDON, REPORTING TO THE GOVERMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON RAILWAY PRIVATISATION.<br>GC5N3M BRITISH RAIL CHAIRMAN SIR BOB REID DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN LONDON, REPORTING TO THE GOVERMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON RAILWAY PRIVATISATION.

    Letter: Sir Bob Reid obituary

Obituaries in the news

  • Alfred Brendel makes his final prom performance on 17/08/04 in Beethoven's piano concerto The Emperor, before retiring from live broadcast performances.

    Music
    Alfred Brendel

  • Violeta Chamorro At Newpaper Facilities<br>1986, Managua, Nicaragua --- Violeta Chamorro at La Prensa printing facilities. La Prensa is an opposing newspaper to the Sandinista rule. --- Image by Bill Gentile/CORBIS

    Nicaragua
    Violeta Chamorro

  • Frederick Forsyth in Helsinki, Finland, in 1984.

    Books
    Frederick Forsyth

  • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at the Edinburgh international book festival in 2018.

    Books
    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

  • Author Edmund White December 21, 2011 in his apartment in Manhattan, New York, USA<br>FIRST USE GUARDIAN REVIEW Edmund White Commissioned for Review

    Books
    Edmund White

  • Loretta Swit as Houlihan with Alan Alda, left, as ‘Hawkeye’ Pierce and Wayne Rogers as ‘Trapper’ John McIntyre, in a 1972 episode of M*A*S*H.

    Television
    Loretta Swit