Tom Courtney, athlete who took the 1956 Olympic 800 metres title in a thrilling finish – obituary
It was so close on the line that he asked his British rival Derek Johnson, ‘Who won?’ Johnson told him, ‘You did, Tom’
It was so close on the line that he asked his British rival Derek Johnson, ‘Who won?’ Johnson told him, ‘You did, Tom’
Convivial and humane, Bermingham was a popular denizen of Annie’s Bar, but his private life contributed to his political challenges
She was a witness to the bet between Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson as to who could be the first to seduce Dean
‘It was one of the most incredible saves I have ever seen,’ said Manchester United’s Gordon McQueen after being denied by Rankin in 1978
Radiating a confidence that inspired trust in patients and colleagues, he spent 31 years in Aberdeen as a consultant in gastroenterology
Michael Apted had difficulty finding a rural child to talk on camera, so bent the rules to include Hitchon, who was only six
The Allegro’s nicknames included the ‘rolling spud’, but Mann’s original sleek design had been spoilt by BL’s cost-cutting requirements
‘I like to make people happy,’ he said. ‘A title is a joy forever’
‘I had only one tactic,’ he said, ‘and that was attack, attack and attack again. From start to finish’
She had to turn down the chance to be a Munchkin, but was a protégée of Rodgers and Hammerstein, who cast her in Carousel and South Pacific
‘I knew how to make records, but I didn’t know what to do with them,’ said Herb Alpert. ‘Jerry did. He sure did’
In Mexico City he carried out a daring night-time raid on a warehouse where thousands of pairs of running shoes had been impounded
She latterly took up martial arts, and her instructor, a former SAS man, described her as ‘bloody lethal’
She denied feuding with Maria Callas, but called herself a diva : ‘Many times I have had discussions, sometimes fights, and always I win’
Jandó would sing along while playing and drift ‘out of tune’, so his producer would stuff an unlit Marlboro cigarette in the pianist’s mouth
Tracks cleared of mines were lined with white tape and Charles steered with one hand and ran the tape through his fingers with the other
An emollient host, he eagerly fed his guests’ self-esteem, describing a talk show as ‘an unnatural act between consenting adults in public’
His willingness to challenge taboos, such as the debate over how Germans should remember the Holocaust, sometimes landed him in trouble
He insisted he was not trying to drive the sex industry underground, and even paid for his own wife to see Paul Raymond's revue, Penetration
He challenged beliefs dating from the Enlightenment that the ancient landscapes of Greece and Rome were a ‘Lost Eden’ ruined by man
She took over the role of Guinevere from Julie Andrews in Camelot on Broadway and became good friends with her co-star, Richard Burton
She worked for decades editing a vast archive of German documents
His two older brothers were in France serving in the Army and the three brothers joined up and returned to Britain in the same ship
One of his men nearly shot him in the dark when he started using a Chinese “burp” gun, which had a distinctive, rapid rate of fire
He was pro-GM but argued that in the near term most advances in agricultural productivity would be based on conventional techniques
She embraced performance art, installations and colour photography long before they became fashionable and built an international business
When she was caught yelling live on TV 'Where’s the sound gone? Oh Christ, not again!', it was joked she was 'asking help from above'
His stint with the band was enjoyable at first until their legendary rows wore him down
His direct, fearless style of back-row play brought him 22 caps for England and two John Player Cups with Gosforth
He happily mixed serial techniques with blues and ragtime. One critic wrote: ‘Not many composers are equally at home on Radios 2, 3 and 4’
‘There was never the remotest suggestion that she was playing comedy,’ said the BBC sitcom’s writer. ‘In her hands it was all utterly real’
He played his best football at Forest, he said, and powered them to the First Division title in 1998