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Peter Henderson was a distinguished Australian public servant who headed the Department of Foreign Affairs for five years. For nearly half of his 34 years of public service he tended to be seen by those who knew him only superficially, or not at all, as the son-in-law of prime minister Sir Robert Menzies.
Michele Morgan, General Gregorio Alvarez
An inspiring, talented leader who crammed his 103 years with energy, achievements and care for others.
Reynolds best-remembered film is Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which she held her own with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor,
At a Capri restaurant Hazzard overheard Graham Greene trying to remember the last line of a Robert Browning poem, so muttered it to him on her way out.
Rubin was a "guiding light" for a generation of female astronomers.
It took 70 years for Liz Smith to become a household name.
The rabbit characters in Watership Down were drawn from Army officers he had known during the Second World War
Having seen fame's light and dark sides, Fisher did not take it too seriously.
Melbourne lost a quiet hero when Herbert William (Bert) Tinning died at the age of 95 after a life of duty, civic service and a passion for his city.
As Chief Veterinary Officer Wallace White had a major role in developing government policy in animal health.
There are some of us who remember when Victoria was a roast beef and two veg kind of a place. Then along came the Italians and the Greeks. And then there was John Guy.
A teen pop star who became a worldwide figure of substance, and substances, he earned the right to sit alongside his heroes Elton John and Freddie Mercury.
At the height of his success Parfitt owned 10 Porsches, had a £1000 per week cocaine habit.
Devoted to continuing climate research until he died.
Mario Milano's name is recalled in Australia even by those who weren't wrestling fans.
Galitzine was one of the first clutch of supermodels to be sent abroad for Vogue, travelling in 1952 to Sydney.
Joseph Lewis-Hughes was instrumental in planning for the evacuation of Sydney, supposed target of a Soviet submarine nuclear strike.
Patricia Robins, Marion Pritchard
Tantalised Tony Curtis with a seductive performance
Phelan saved more than one journalist from disasters in their copy
Pilot whose colour blindness meant he could see from the air where pests were infecting cototn crops
Mars McMillan was a remarkable and gifted artist who made a significant contribution to music in Melbourne.
Margaretta Wilkinson was a role model for budding female scientists.
Leila Scott, who died aged 103, served as a nurse in World War II, and had a long and varied career.
Peter Travis, who designed the Speedo swimming brief, was an outstanding ceramic artist, designer and lecturer, consulted for the interior design of prominent buildings and sought after for his works.
Dr Eric Fisher AM was a leader in the field of medical general practice in Australia who was still seeing patients at the age of 90. Central to his approach was a belief that emotional well-being has a significant impact on a person's health and recovery.
Gabor: "I'm a marvellous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house."
Brink-of-death tales told by Ronald Reagan, Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, Cher, Walter Matthau, Halle Berry, Carrie Fisher and Jack Lemmon.
Virtuoso pianist and former Soviet chess champion Mark Taimanov dies aged 90.
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