Obituaries from The Daily @Telegraph. Great lives in film, politics, sport, royalty, science, the military and more.
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Thomas Crampton, the man who laid the first undersea telegraph cable, across the Channel in 1851, also built this tower at Broadstairs, in 1859. It held 83,000 gallons for domestic supply. But it was in regular use only till 1901.
Anthony Page, director who made the BBC's Middlemarch and the remake of The Lady Vanishes – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Sandro Mazzola, Inter Milan hero who overcame tragedy to become one of Italy's greatest footballers – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Julia Braybrook, Sunday Telegraph lawyer who kept campaigning journalists out of trouble – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
June Wyndham Davies, producer of ITV's Sherlock Holmes and 'nanny' to its star Jeremy Brett – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Bonnie Greer, eloquent playwright and cultural critic who was a familiar face on BBC Television telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Harry Bramma, organist and choirmaster who broadened the appeal of church music – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Dolly Parton, global star of country music who mined her poor upbringing to write extraordinary hits – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
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A moving obituary for Commodore Barry Bryant in today's @telegraph.
Flight Commander and Senior Observer aboard HMS Brilliant, Cdre Bryant played a vital role in the liberation of South Georgia on 25th April 1982 during the Falklands War. 🇫🇰🇬🇧
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Sheila Mathews, actress who joined the launch of ITV and hosted its first variety series – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Peter Howell, architectural historian and passionate defender of Victorian craftsmanship – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Frank Beard, drummer whose 'Texas shuffle' underpinned ZZ Top's global success – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
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Excellent obit in the Telegraph about the surviving Richardson brother. The gang had their own torture chamber. But to be a successful gangster you need to be loved, not just feared. The Richardsons were ultimately failures. Eddie Richardson, London gangland rival to the Krays who in prison became a skilled artist – obituary
Father Benedict Chao, Trappist monk in China who survived enemy occupation and Mao terror – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Lord Snape, long-serving Labour MP and transport expert who once clashed with Edwina Currie – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
Cheryl Hall, actress who played Shirley with her husband Robert Lindsay in Citizen Smith – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
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Edward Lucie-Smith has died. Very good obit in the Telegraph. May he rest in peace. Years ago he was a well-regarded poet, but he told me he let that slide as literary London was 'a very small tank packed full of piranha fish.'
Sam Dastor, actor known for playing Mahatma Gandhi and Ariel to Paul Scofield's Prospero – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
William Orbit, Madonna’s Grammy-winning ‘madman genius’ producer behind Ray of Light – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
