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Sometimes called the father of the modern obituary, [1] Massingberd was most revered for his work as obituaries editor for The Daily Telegraph of London from 1986 to 1994, during which time he drastically altered the style of the modern British obituary from a dry recital of biographical data to an often sly, witty, yet deadpan narrative on the ...
Peter Hore has contributed more than 1000 obituaries to the Daily Telegraph on Special Forces and members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and maritime subjects including British and overseas naval officers, men and women, Royal Marines, Merchant Navy officers, yachtsmen, life-boatmen, naval architects and shipping magnates. Each obituary is ...
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph and Courier. [7]
Sir David Brewer, 83, British businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (2005–2006) and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (2008–2015). [128] George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish jazz musician and music teacher to Van Morrison. [129] 31 May – Patricia Dainton, 93, British actress (Dancing with Crime, The Passionate Stranger, Sixpenny ...
Willis Michael Sadler was born on 22 February 1920 in Kensington, London, England, to Adam and Wilma Sadler.When his father moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire, to manage a plastics factory, the family moved to the nearby village of Sheepscombe. [4]
He was a Freeman of the City of London, ... London. (Various editions). The Daily Telegraph, Obituary, 29 December 1992; The Times, Obituary, 9 January 1993; External ...
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"Harold Brooks-Baker, 71, U.S. Royal Watcher (obituary)". The New York Times. March 8, 2005. "Obituary of Harold Brooks-Baker Publisher whose frequent comments on the Royal Family were roundly dismissed by Buckingham Palace". The Daily Telegraph (London). March 8, 2005.