Newspaper obituaries

Sir John Hermon
Sir John (“Jack”) Hermon, former Chief Constable of the RUC, died on 6 November 2008 aged 79…
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Ian McColl
Ian McColl, football player and manager of the Scottish national team, died on 24 October 2008 aged …
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Rick Wright
Rick Wright, keyboard player, songwriter and founder member of Pink Floyd, died on 15 September 2008…
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John Esmonde
John Esmonde, radio and television sitcom writer in partnership with Bob Larbey, died on 10 August 2…
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Baron Russell-Johnston
Russell Johnston, Liberal Democrat MP and Scottish and European politician, died on 27 July 2008 age…
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Frank Blackmore
Frank Blackmore, inventor of the mini-roundabout, died on 5 June 2008 aged 92….
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Beryl Cook
Beryl Cook, hugely popular self-taught artist, died on 28 May 2008 aged 81….
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Humphrey Lyttelton
Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz trumpeter, bandleader, broadcaster and journalist, died on 25 April 2008 ag…
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Mark Speight
Mark Speight, presenter of children’s television including art programme SMArt, was found dead on 13…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/mark-speight/

Sir Arthur C Clarke
Sir Arthur C Clarke, science visionary and author of science fiction including 2001: A Space Odyssey…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/arthur-c-clarke/

Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, television and film director and screenwriter, died on 18 March 2008 aged 54….
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/anthony-minghella/

Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle, TV prankster and presenter of light entertainment shows, died on 30 January 2008 aged…
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Sir John Harvey-Jones
Sir John Harvey-Jones, former chairman of ICI and presenter of the BBC Troubleshooter series, died o…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/john-harvey-jones/

George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series of Victorian ripping yarns, died on 2 January…
http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/obituaries/george-macdonald-fraser/