Obituaries

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  • 17 Feb 2011: Cinematographer with a cool, austere style who linked the eras of Dreyer and Von Trier
  • 17 Feb 2011: His ideas made maths accessible and fun for schoolchildren
  • Mabel Ferrett 17 Feb 2011: Writer, editor and a founding Pennine Poet
  • 17 Feb 2011: Other lives: Thames lighterman who sought to apply the theory of Marxism to the practice of trade unionism
  • 17 Feb 2011: Other lives: Hungarian emigre writer who wrote extensively in his adopted tongue
  • Alex Mitchell 17 Feb 2011: Other lives: Christian journalist who played a key role in the early years of the current affairs magazine Third Way
  • 17 Feb 2011: Max Décharné writes: Steve Holland wrote a thoughtful obituary of the great crime writer Joe Gores (11 February), but it would be a shame to leave unmentioned what many consider to be his finest book, Interface.
  • 16 Feb 2011: Versatile Irish stage actor who became a familiar face across British drama
  • 16 Feb 2011:

    Former Olympic coach and a leading light in the dinghy world

  • 16 Feb 2011:

    He was one of Britain's foremost trumpeters with many popular credits

  • 16 Feb 2011: TV producer behind a raft of popular shows
  • 16 Feb 2011: Other lives: Former nurse who was jailed repeatedly for her peace campaign activities
  • 16 Feb 2011: Other lives: Former teacher, trade unionist and community campaigner
  • 16 Feb 2011: Richard Evans writes: As a wide-eyed schoolboy, I witnessed a side to Trevor Bailey (obituary, 11 February) that is sometimes overlooked.
  • George Shearing 15 Feb 2011:

    One of the great jazz pianists and bandleaders, he wrote Lullaby of Birdland

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  • 15 Feb 2011
    Other lives: Teacher at Dunraven school, in Streatham, south London, for 19 years
  • 15 Feb 2011
    Other lives: First female director of children's services for Cheshire county council
  • 14 Feb 2011
    Other lives: Britain's longest serving Methodist minister
  • 14 Feb 2011
    Other lives: Poet, translator and co-editor of the literary magazine New Departures
  • 13 Feb 2011
    Other lives: One of the first childcare officers to be appointed under the Children Act of 1948
  • 11 Feb 2011
    Other lives: Former journalist who operated undercover for the BBC during the Falklands war
  • 10 Feb 2011
    Other lives: Artist whose mosaics can be seen in churches and shopping centres across England
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