Obituaries
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Camillo Cibin: Bodyguard to six popes who twice intervened in attempts on the life of John Paul II
Camillo Cibin was bodyguard to six popes and head of Vatican security during a long career devoted to the personal protection of the head of the Catholic church, a role which took him to more than a hundred countries.
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Robert Ginty: Actor best known for his action role as 'The Exterminator'
Monday, 9 November 2009
The actor Robert Ginty became a leading star of action movies after he played the title role in the low-budget hit The Exterminator (1980). For the next decade he was the cut-price equivalent of Schwarzenegger or Stallone, making violent thrillers that invariably went straight to video but built him a large following of action fans.
Lives Remembered: Christy O'Brien
Monday, 9 November 2009
Christy O'Brien, who has died at the age of 91, was one of the last surviving members of the RAF Regiment attached to Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Keith Kettleborough: Midfielder whose artistry and industriousness put him on the fringes of the 1966 England football squad
Saturday, 7 November 2009
With his balding head, pallid features and scuttling gait, Keith Kettleborough didn't cut a glamorous figure on the football pitch, even during his prime with Sheffield United in the first half of the 1960s.
John O'Quinn: Flamboyant trial lawyer who won numerous billion-dollar cases against American companies
Saturday, 7 November 2009
In the high-octane city of Houston, indeed in the entire outsized state of Texas, there probably was no more outsized and high-octane character than John Maurice O'Quinn.
Lives Remembered: Eddie Lever
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Eddie Lever died on 25 August at the end of a long life dedicated to his socialist ideals and his love of humanity. Eddie was the Quaker chaplain at Ford Open Prison, and through this became noted for his work for the homeless.
Arthur Giardelli: Painter steeped in the avant-garde who used found objects to evoke the forces of nature
Friday, 6 November 2009
The painter Arthur Giardelli was steeped in the work of the European avant-garde and brought to his adopted Wales, where he settled in 1947, a passionate belief that art transcends national boundaries, however firmly rooted it may be in the local and particular.
Ian Craig: Lobby journalist for the 'Liverpool Echo' and 'Manchester Evening News' for more than two decades
Friday, 6 November 2009
The sudden death of Ian Craig, who was a stalwart of the Westminster press lobby for more than 25 years, has generated a stream of tributes unusual both in their number and in their warmth.
Obits in Brief: Robert H. Rines
Friday, 6 November 2009
Robert H. Rines, who died on 1 November aged 87, was a lawyer, composer, inventor and physicist whose discoveries led to sharper resolution in radar, sonar and ultrasound imaging and who claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster.
Sir John Crofton: Physician whose research revolutionised the treatment of tuberculosis and lung disease
Thursday, 5 November 2009
For seven decades John Crofton conducted a professional and public battle against tuberculosis and lung disease.
Francisco Ayala: Author and essayist who found his voice in exile and whose work dealt with power and its abuses
Thursday, 5 November 2009
This great Spanish novelist, short story writer and essayist was truly a universal man. He considered himself European rather than Spanish right from the start of his career.
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