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5M ago
Influential US secretary of state to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Nobel Peace Prize winner remembered as arch practitioner of ‘realpolitik’ who was revered and reviled in equal measure, writes Ariana Baio ..read more
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9M ago
The US singer successfully bridged the worlds of pop music and jazz on a global scale for more than 60 years ..read more
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10M ago
A successful folk singer and film director, as well as a versatile actor, Arkin was best known for playing paranoid airman Captain Yossarian in ‘Catch-22 ..read more
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10M ago
His idiosyncratic prose style drew comparisons with Joyce and Shakespeare but while a fierce devotion to his craft turned the ‘writer’s writer’ into a Pulitzer Prize-winner, it also took its toll on those closest to him ..read more
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10M ago
In the course of an extraordinary political career, he filled a multitude of roles with a style and gravitas that marked him out as a true gentleman and a consummate negotiator ..read more
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11M ago
Monkman was a major figure in the world of popular music, bringing his skills in composition to rock fans and movie-goers alike ..read more
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11M ago
His dark and wry dissections of modern culture redefined British literature in the 1980s ..read more
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1y ago
The singer became one of the first African Americans to conquer the international opera stage ..read more
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1y ago
Stein was a powerhouse executive who brought names such as Madonna and Talking Heads into global stardom ..read more
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1y ago
America’s first black superstar’s good looks and sweet calypso sounds allowed him to penetrate the wider public arena – where he tirelessly campaigned for racial equality ..read more