Obituaries
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Alastair Michie: Painter and sculptor
Alastair Michie was a talented painter and sculptor who took up art belatedly in the early 1960s. During the previous decade he had pursued a successful career as a freelance designer and illustrator. The change seemed inevitable for someone from an important Scottish art family such as his. His mother, Anne Redpath, was one of the greatest Scottish painters of the 20th century, his father, James Michie, an architect and his youngest brother, David, became a celebrated painter and teacher.
The Independent – May 4, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Alastair Michie was a talented painter and sculptor who took up art belatedly in the early 1960s. During the previous decade he had pursued a successful career as a freelance designer and illustrator. The change seemed inevitable for someone from an important Scottish art family such as his. His mother, Anne Redpath, was one of the greatest Scottish painters of the 20th century, his father, James Michie, an architect and his youngest brother, David, became a celebrated painter and teacher.
The Independent – May 4, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Leo Birnbaum
Viola player and youngest founding member of Beecham's LPO who also worked with Vera Lynn and the Beatles
Telegraph.co.uk – May 4, 2008 7:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Viola player and youngest founding member of Beecham's LPO who also worked with Vera Lynn and the Beatles
Telegraph.co.uk – May 4, 2008 7:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Diana Barnato Walker
'Atagirl' who delivered hundreds of planes during the war and was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 4, 2008 5:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
'Atagirl' who delivered hundreds of planes during the war and was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 4, 2008 5:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghaffar, 60; USC engineering professor advanced bridge design and monitoring
Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghaffar, a USC professor of engineering whose pioneering work in the design and monitoring of bridges led to the development of more efficient and reliable ways to build them, has died. He was 60.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghaffar, a USC professor of engineering whose pioneering work in the design and monitoring of bridges led to the development of more efficient and reliable ways to build them, has died. He was 60.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Brian Clewer, 79; radio personality was host of 'Cynic's Choice,' ran the Continental Shop
British transplant had lived in Los Angeles since the early 1960s. Brian Clewer, a London-born radio personality who was the host of "Cynic's Choice," a program of British comedy and music that aired in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, and who owned the Continental Shop for British foods and other goods in Santa Monica, has died. He was 79.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
British transplant had lived in Los Angeles since the early 1960s. Brian Clewer, a London-born radio personality who was the host of "Cynic's Choice," a program of British comedy and music that aired in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, and who owned the Continental Shop for British foods and other goods in Santa Monica, has died. He was 79.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith, 25, South Lake Tahoe; killed by bomb
Timothy M. Smith had always been a daredevil, flying off homemade jumps in a wagon attached to his friend's bike or attacking the half-pipe on his snowboard.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Timothy M. Smith had always been a daredevil, flying off homemade jumps in a wagon attached to his friend's bike or attacking the half-pipe on his snowboard.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Army Sgt. Richard Vaughn, 22, San Diego; tank gunner is killed in combat in Baghdad
When Army Sgt. Richard Vaughn came home on leave, he would visit Serra High School, where he had been a star wrestler.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
When Army Sgt. Richard Vaughn came home on leave, he would visit Serra High School, where he had been a star wrestler.
Los Angeles Times – May 4, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former Spanish prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo dies, 82AFP - Spain's former prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo - whose parliamentary inauguration in 1981 was dramatically interrupted by a coup attempt -- died Saturday aged 82, his family announced.
Yahoo! – May 3, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former Spanish leader interrupted by coup diesReuters - Former Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, whose appointment ceremony in 1981 was interrupted by a coup attempt, died on Saturday at the age of 82, his son said.
Yahoo! – May 3, 2008 2:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sallie Wilson, 76; leading dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
Sallie Wilson, a leading dancer with American Ballet Theatre best known as a protegee of master psychological- ballet choreographer Antony Tudor, died Sunday at her home in New York City. She was 76.
Los Angeles Times – May 3, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sallie Wilson, a leading dancer with American Ballet Theatre best known as a protegee of master psychological- ballet choreographer Antony Tudor, died Sunday at her home in New York City. She was 76.
Los Angeles Times – May 3, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
