... JOHANNA PETERS Though a fine singer during her days as an opera performer, Johanna Peters, who has died aged 68. may be remembered more for her work as a teacher and administrator. For some years she had been head of vocal studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and earlier she had assisted her close friend Anne Wood in running Phoenix Opera, a company which gained a high ...

... LEWIS ALLEN Aitnougn Lewis Alien, wno aieo on May 3 aged 94, was primarily associated with directing films in Hollywood, he also had a long stage career both in the West End and later on Broadway. Bom in Shropshire on Christmas Day 1905, he served in the Merchant Navy before deciding on an acting career in various repertory companies around the country. He later decided to go into both ...

... CLIVE COUN BOWLER Actor Clive Colin Bowler, who has died at the age of 59, was a prod uct of the sixties and a familiar face during a period when his antics often caught the eye of the Press. He was regularly seen in the company of the likes of Michael Caine and Terence Stamp and was linked with a series of glamorous actresses. He was a member of The Younger Generation Players, a group of ...

... sadly misted by her Sadly mused and fondly pannfT tdrian fcro|fc,r am/ remembered all friends and roUeaguei in the world of opera, theatre anil ballet. by Avril ED, family, in Britain friends and cofleagars. and Australia Obituaries can also be found on The Stage's Web srte at: www.thestage.co.uk ...

... WILLY COTTRELL Willy Cottrell, a multi-talented British circus and variety performer, died on May 1, follow ing a long illness, at the age of 75. He was a much-liked member of the circus profession, and his funeral in Rhyl, North Wales, was attended by members of the Roberts, Chipperfield, Rosaire and Cottle circus families. Members of the Cottrell family went with Harmston's Circus to the Far ...

... Doris Hare Few actresses can have boasted a 90 year career in the entertain ment business without having a week out of work, but Doris Hare, who died at Denville Hall on May 29 aged 95. was the notable exception. With her broad range she encompassed every thing from spells at the National Theatre and RSC to revue, films. cabaret and. most memorably to television viewers, in the role of Reg ...

... ROBERT DUNBAR Film producer and writer Robert Dunbar, who died recently aged 85, turned down the opportunity of a university education in favour of an apprenticeship in the film industry when British cinema was already a world force. Bom in Gravesend, Kent, on June 6, 1914, Dunbar was educated at Bryanston School, and on joining Gaumont-British was seconded to Germany as general assistant on a ...

... nicholas clay Nicholas Clay, who died on May 25 aged 53, was primarily known to the public as a prolific actor in the cinema and on American television, although he had a distinguished stage career as a supporting actor. Bom on September 18, 1946, he was a graduate of RADA, and on leaving went into various repertory companies. It was during the seventies that he established his considerable ...

... WILLIAM MOORE Versatile actor and director William Moore has died just a few days before his 84th birthday. Although he had an extensive and varied career in theatre, films and television, many will perhaps best remember him for his performances as Ronnie Corbett's likeable father in the BBC sitcom Sorry! Born in Birmingham, Moore trained and subsequently played with Sir Barry Jackson's ...

... FRANCIS LEDERER Czech born actor F-rancis Lederer, who became the sensation of the London stage in the thirties, has died at the age of 100. Although best remembered for his role in the seminal film Pandora's Box in 1929 with Louise Brooks, he had a distinguished theatre career both in Europe and on Broadway, He made his debut in London in 1931 in the musical My Sister and I, which was a huge ...

... Frank Patterson Although he was known as Ireland's Golden Tenor, and performed as a guest artist with many of the leading orchestras in Europe and various other countries around the world, Frank Patterson, who died recently aged 61. enjoyed the majority of his success in North America. After making his first public appearance as a boy soprano in his home town of Clonmel, County Tipperary. on ...

... NORMAN TYRRELL Actor Norman Tyrrell died on April 24, aged 82. Bom in South London, he grew up in, and was a committed member of, the Congregational Church. For many years a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Christian pacifist group, he gave up an office job and joined the Pilgrim Players at the outbreak of war. On its one-night stands around the country, the company produced a ...