Obituaries
Comedian and actor Richard Lewis dies aged 76
Richard Lewis, a comedian famous for roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, has died aged 76.
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Record of great service to Ansett and Australian aviation
John Bibo was well known and respected in the airline industry, particularly at Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Airbus, BAC, Fokker, Lockheed and the main engine manufacturers.
- by Bob Bitcon
The actor handpicked to play Miss Moneypenny in ‘rogue’ Bond picture
Pamela Salem found Sean Connery thoroughly unvain, recalling that he would immediately remove his toupee when filming ended.
Tireless campaigner for cultural diversity in the arts
Professor Sneja Gunew was one of Australia’s most innovative literary critics and theorists.
- by Wenche Ommundsen and Fazal Rizvi
Child who escaped Nazi regime flourished as eminent lawyer
Andrew Rogers became the first chief judge of the Commercial Division of the NSW Supreme Court.
- by Malcolm Brown
Author’s work resonated a life with more than a fair share of tragedy
Marion Halligan’s advice on reading: “Read a wise book and lay its balm on your soul.”
- by Jane Sullivan
Pioneer set standard for mining optimisation
The Whittle package of programs written in the early 1980s remains the industry standard to this day.
Philanthropist and music publisher assisted many worthy causes
Robert Albert was chairman of his family’s Alberts publishing house for many years.
- by Deborah Jones
The child psychiatry pioneer who approached ADHD in a new way
Sheila Metcalf’s research papers included “A Case of Male Childhood Transsexualism and its Management” in 1977 and “Children Who Kill” in 1994.
- by Alastair Metcalf
Putin critic who survived nerve agent dead in Russian jail at 47
Navalny dedicated his final post on social media to his wife on Valentine’s Day.
Brilliant scholar of Soviet literature quietly made her own history
Melbourne-born Katerina Clark was a path-breaking scholar in Soviet-era literature and film, author, professor at Yale University, and the only daughter of Manning and Dymphna Clark.
- by Andrew Clark