Obituaries
Hoaxer extraordinaire, is (on good authority) dead at 94
Abel hoaxed media with Ku Klux Klan Symphony Orchestra, the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals and Euthanasia Cruises.
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Diane Leather, first woman to run a mile in under five minutes
She ran in an era where women were considered too frail to compete at middle and long distances.
John Webb: A tenacious hunter, which served his journalism well
No young journalist had shown such impertinent audacity before, and most likely none will again.
Melbourne QC accompanied Murdoch to view the “Hitler Diaries”
When Hitler diaries were revealed as an embarrassing fake, it was fortunate Searby had inserted a clause obliging Stern to reimburse the $3 million-plus paid by Murdoch.
Fenella Fielding: actress known for roles in Carry On and Doctor comedy capers
Fenella Fielding found herself in demand on stage, television and radio, albeit meeting with mixed fortunes.
Scientist who found water on the moon
“If you take our measurements and use them to estimate the water content of the interior of the moon, you arrive at a volume of water that’s equivalent to the Mediterranean Sea."
Rollercoaster career spanned five decades with 100 movie and TV roles
Burt Reynolds’ career began to skid by the mid-1980s amid bad professional decisions and personal woes.
Burt Reynolds: A star of film, TV and the tabloids
He received accolades and criticisms in equal measure, but it was often his private life that got the most attention.
Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds dead at 82
The star of Deliverance and Smokey and the Bandit suffered a heart attack at a hospital in Florida, according to reports.
- by Michael Idato