Obituaries
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Edmund Barham: Stylish dramatic tenor
British dramatic tenors do not exactly grow on trees. If Edmund Barham had been as good an actor as he was a singer, he would have been a genuine operatic star of the first magnitude. As it was, he progressed in 15 years from Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Almaviva in The Barber of Seville with Opera for All, to such Verdi roles as Don Alvaro in The Force of Destiny for English National Opera; he even sang Otello, though not, unfortunately, in London. He had a fine ringing voice with splendid top notes, superb English diction and stylish phrasing.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
British dramatic tenors do not exactly grow on trees. If Edmund Barham had been as good an actor as he was a singer, he would have been a genuine operatic star of the first magnitude. As it was, he progressed in 15 years from Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Almaviva in The Barber of Seville with Opera for All, to such Verdi roles as Don Alvaro in The Force of Destiny for English National Opera; he even sang Otello, though not, unfortunately, in London. He had a fine ringing voice with splendid top notes, superb English diction and stylish phrasing.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Elaine Dundy: Author of 'The Dud Avocado' who first took up writing as a response to life as 'poor little Mrs Tynan'
Elaine Dundy, the author of The Dud Avocado (1958) and biographies of Peter Finch and Elvis Presley, was a remarkable writer, playwright and glamorous actress whose marriage to Kenneth Tynan was, perhaps, the greatest drama of her life.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Elaine Dundy, the author of The Dud Avocado (1958) and biographies of Peter Finch and Elvis Presley, was a remarkable writer, playwright and glamorous actress whose marriage to Kenneth Tynan was, perhaps, the greatest drama of her life.
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Fred Haines: Screenwriter who adapted 'Ulysses'
Fred Haines may have been the man who did the impossible by turning Joyce's Ulysses into a filmable screenplay, but few people know that, when he was growing up on the arid streets of Tucson, Arizona, his adolescent ambition was to steal 100 cars before he turned 18.
The Independent – May 9, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fred Haines may have been the man who did the impossible by turning Joyce's Ulysses into a filmable screenplay, but few people know that, when he was growing up on the arid streets of Tucson, Arizona, his adolescent ambition was to steal 100 cars before he turned 18.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Douggie Moir
PoW whose constant attempts to escape landed him in Colditz and solitary confinement.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
PoW whose constant attempts to escape landed him in Colditz and solitary confinement.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Noel Davies
Versatile conductor at the English National Opera who ranged from Monteverdi to Britten.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Versatile conductor at the English National Opera who ranged from Monteverdi to Britten.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Robert Vesco
Fraudster, drug trafficker and con man who tried to set up his own state and spent years on the run.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Fraudster, drug trafficker and con man who tried to set up his own state and spent years on the run.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 10:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Beverlee McKinsey, 72, Actress in Decades of Soap Operas, Is Dead
Ms. McKinsey played memorably strong women on “Another World” and “Guiding Light.”
New York Times – May 9, 2008 03:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ms. McKinsey played memorably strong women on “Another World” and “Guiding Light.”
New York Times – May 9, 2008 03:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold, Country Singer of Vegas Luster, Dies at 89
Mr. Arnold was the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades.
New York Times – May 9, 2008 03:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mr. Arnold was the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades.
New York Times – May 9, 2008 03:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold
Country singer who had a British hit in 1966 with Make the World Go Away.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 01:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Country singer who had a British hit in 1966 with Make the World Go Away.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 9, 2008 01:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold: Country music superstar
Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He sold an estimated 85 million records and enjoyed more than 140 US hits, 28 of them chart-toppers. He cut his first single for RCA Victor in 1944 and was still very much a presence on the country scene in the 1990s, having made a guest appearance on the teen sensation LeAnn Rimes' award-winning album Blue in 1996.
The Independent – May 8, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He sold an estimated 85 million records and enjoyed more than 140 US hits, 28 of them chart-toppers. He cut his first single for RCA Victor in 1944 and was still very much a presence on the country scene in the 1990s, having made a guest appearance on the teen sensation LeAnn Rimes' award-winning album Blue in 1996.
The Independent – May 8, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
