obituaries
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Norma McCorvey obituaryPlaintiff known as Jane Roe in the groundbreaking 1973 US legal case over the right to abortion
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Jannis Kounellis obituaryPioneer of the arte povera movement who created spectacular sculptures out of mundane objects -
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Richard Lewis obituaryOther lives: Distinguished television producer and director, who worked for BBC Wales for more than 25 years
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letters
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Letter: Alec McCowen’s rendition of St Mark’s Gospel was utterly enthrallingThe Rev John Caperon writes: Michael Billington recalls that he was “bowled over” by the performance of St Mark’s Gospel given in 1978
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Letters: Alec McCowen obituaryLalita Carlton-Jones writes: In 1982 the Mermaid theatre in London staged The Portage to San Cristobal of AH
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Letter: Sir Christopher Bland defended public service broadcastingGiles Oakley writes: Sir Christopher Bland passionately defended public service broadcasting in a BBC1 debate over the Broadcasting bill of 1989
obituaries of 2016
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Leonard CohenCanadian singer, songwriter, novelist and poet revered for works including the song Hallelujah
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Muhammad AliOne of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions the world has seen, with courage, conviction and wit that made him an inspirational figure
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David BowieArtist who blazed a trail of musical trends and pop fashion, reinventing himself, his music and media across many decades
Music Peter Skellern obituary