... RICHARD WARWICK Richard Warwick, who has died aged 52, was a fine actor who first attracted notice in Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film If. He was bom Richard Carey Winter at Longfield, Kent on April 29, 1945, his father being an aero nautical engineer who worked for Barnes Wallis, though when Richard was young the family moved to a rambling old vicarage in Gloucestershire, a part of the country ...

... FRANK MUIR Frank Muir, who died in his sleep, aged 77, on January 2, only a few hours after watching Forrest Gump on television, was a scriptwriter who could also be justly called a man of letters. And all without the benefit of a univer sity education, for he came from a relatively poor background. His father, a New Zealander, came to Britain after the Rrst World War after being a ship's ...

... PAUL JURY Paul Elliott writes: Paul Jury the musician's musi cian died on December 9 after almost a year's illness, aged 51. Paul loved people, loved life, loved music and everyone he worked with loved him. Paul's career, though far too brief, was spectacular. He was musical director for the late Matt Monro, musical supervisor for E&B pantos during the years that put the company into the top ...

... Brian Blessed adds: I was aevasidieu iu receive me news that Adrian Reynolds had passed away at his home in Basingstoke. To those of us who had the privilege of knowing and working with this remarkable man, his death comes as a blow and robs us of a loyal friend and a fine, rare artist. I met him some 15 years ago and eventually had the good for tune to be directed by him at the Haymarket ...

... SYDNEY NEWMAN In the sixties, Sydney Newman, who has died aged 80 in Toronto, was a driving force in British television drama, responsible in no small measure for steering it away from the conventional, often theatre-derived plays which had formed much of its output during the previous decade and into an era depicting contemporary Britain. Newman was bom in Toronto and began his career as a ...

... Adrian Reynolds Adrian Reynolds, who was found dead at his home on Dec ember 29, had been artistic director of the Haymarket, Basingstoke since 1990 and had guided it to an important position among Britain's regional the atres. He was 54. Me was rjom in Leeas, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was an actor for ten years before turning to direc tion. He played a leading role in ...

... SYD JACKSON Syd Jackson, who died in his late seventies on January 5, was one half of the highly successful com edy and music act Jackson and Collins, who were popular on vari ety and revue bills after the war and up until the sixties. Jackson, the straight man and feed to Dick Collins, was bom in London's East End, the son of a cobbler, and from an early age showed a keen interest in the ...

... Hazel Bainbridge Our mother, Hazel Bainbridge, who died on January 7, aged 88, was a much-loved actress of enor mous talent and versatility, great charm and energy. The theatre was her life and abiding passion. She came from a long line of actor/managers. Her great-grand father, TE Evans, had his own Shakespearean company and had worked in Charles Kean's company at Drury Lane. Her grandmother, ...

... PETER DIAMAND Peter Diamand, who has died aged 84, was an exceptionally able arts administrator, who was director of the Edinburgh Festival from 1965 to 1978, a period characterised by financial difficul ties and sometimes acrimonious discussions with the local author ities. Despite these, however, the festival continued to grow in importance and achieved special recognition for its opera. For ...

... PAUL ANDREWS Paul Andrews' sudden and tragic death on December 29, following an asthma attack, robs the the atre and, most particularly, ballet, of one of its most talented young designers. He had only just turned 29. Paul was plucked from his graduation show at Wimbledon School of Art by the late Kenneth MacMillan to design his Romeo and Juliet for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. MacMillan's ...

... Stephen Watson Stephen Watson, a lighting des igner of extraordinary talent and much loved by many as friend, confidant, companion and col league, passed peacefully away in the early hours of January 7, after a long illness. He will be sadly missed by all those who knew him. Stephen's introduction to the theatre came in 1962, at the ten der age of 16, when, as a member of the Army Apprentices ...

... Patrick Sandford, artistic director of Southampton's Nuffield Theatre, adds: Turquoise, purple, tangerine, outra geous lime green in his lighting Stephen loved, was not afraid of, and triumphantly used colour, and the results were always subtle, stunning and completely his own. Technically brilliant, he was also profoundly sensitive, frequently pro ducing lighting that extended and enriched ...