Obituaries
Actor exposed to Hollywood success after The Full Monty
For two decades Tom Wilkinson was a regular and reliable presence on British television screens and on stage, but he was nearly 50 before the viewing public could confidently put a name to the face.
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Crusading journalist John Pilger always backed the underdog
John Pilger, who has died aged 84, made it his lifetime’s work to speak truth to power and stand up for the vulnerable, marginalised and dispossessed.
- by Amy Ripley
Bill Granger: chef whose passion was simplicity
The “egg master of Sydney” was able to get a start thanks to a $300,000 loan taken out against his grandfather’s life insurance policy.
- by Amy Ripley
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‘Everywhere I turned there was care, beauty and optimism, just like Bill himself’
Renowned Sydney chef Kylie Kwong pays tribute to the late Bill Granger, with whom she opened the lauded billy kwong restaurant in 2000.
- by Kylie Kwong
The ‘fastest woman on wheels’ in male-dominated racing era
Paula Murphy proved in an earlier era that women had the nerve and the skill to race very fast cars.
The Bounder taught fly-fishing to the rich and famous
Michael Daunt taught Eric Clapton, Guy Ritchie and Ronnie Corbett the delicate skill of fly casting.
A Dame, a Friend and many more: The famous faces we farewelled in 2023
Barry Humphries and Matthew Perry led the entertainment names who died this year, but we also said goodbye to others.
- by Tim Barlass
Director whose interest in theatre rivalled only by surfing
In 2000 Michael Blakemore became the first director ever to win two Tony Awards.
- by Bruce Beresford
Sheikh Nawaf, Emir of Kuwait, defence minister at Iraqi invasion
Pressed on why so many officers were on holiday on the day before the invasion, he said it was all “compulsory and urgent leave”.
Cricketer whose brilliance led to the first tied Test match
“The most enthralling game in cricket history.”
Croatian winemaker showed French how to make best chardonnay
“I’m a wine sitter. I sit with the wine and see what it needs.” California-based winemaker Mike Grgich died on Wednesday at 100.