Obituary

Inside “Apocalypse Now”

Eleanor Coppola recorded how a cinematic triumph almost came unstuck

The documentary-maker and wife of Francis Ford Coppola died on April 12th, aged 87

Prisoner of Hizbullah

Terry Anderson was held by Islamic militants for 2,454 days

The former Marine and AP Beirut bureau chief died on April 21st, aged 76

A gaijin makes good

Akebono was the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo

The wrestler who shocked and changed Japan died in early April, aged 54

The militant debutante

Rose Dugdale went from debutante to IRA bombmaker

The heiress and IRA militant died on March 18th, aged 82

Fighting for breath

Paul Alexander lived longer than anyone in an iron lung

The lawyer and author died on March 11th, aged 78

A labour of love

Amnon Weinstein turned grief into music again

The restorer and reviver of Holocaust violins died on March 4th, aged 84

Monkeys and morality

Frans de Waal taught the world that animals had emotions

The Dutch-American primatologist died on March 14th, aged 75

From strength to strength

Toriyama Akira was probably Japan’s greatest manga master

The reclusive but tireless creator of “Dragon Ball” died on March 1st, aged 68

Age and magnificence

Iris Apfel became a fashion icon in her ninth decade

No geriatric nonsense was going to hold her back

His old enemy

Robert Badinter persuaded France to abolish the guillotine

The man who fought to abolish the death penalty in France died on February 9th, aged 95

Better Russia, where are you?

Alexei Navalny didn’t just defy Putin—he showed up his depravity

On February 16th Russian authorities announced the death of the opposition leader

A line through the jungle

Jack Jennings was one of the Allied POWs who built the Burma Railway

The slave labourer for the Japanese died on January 19th, aged 104