Telegraph Obituaries (2024)

Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers – obituary Julia Budworth, co-owner of The Lady magazine who had a very public bust-up with her editor – obituary Rose-Marie, country singer and entertainer who became a popular guest on television shows – obituary Ron Ayers, aerodynamicist who helped design the land-speed record holder Thrust SSC – obituary Anouk Aimée, actress who won global stardom in the bittersweet romance A Man and a Woman – obituary Harold Snoad, BBC stalwart who produced Keeping Up Appearances and scripted Dad’s Army on the radio – obituary Farrel O’Shea, record-breaking windsurfer who dedicated his life to the pursuit of speed – obituary Yorick Blumenfeld, author who envisaged a future for humanity based on co-operation – obituary Tony Lo Bianco, Emmy-winning actor best known for playing a mobster in The French Connection – obituary Kevin Campbell, striker who won the title with Arsenal and helped save Everton from relegation – obituary The Rev James Lawson, Martin Luther King’s right-hand man in the civil rights struggle – obituary Mark James, songwriter who gave Elvis his hits Suspicious Minds and Always on My Mind – obituary Tommy Banks, rugged full-back who became England’s oldest surviving international footballer – obituary Frank Houghton Brown, joint master of the Middleton and Tynedale hunts and foxhound judge – obituary Richard Bawden, artist acclaimed for his fine craftsmanship, crisp line and quirky humour – obituary Geneviève de Galard, nurse who was the only French woman at the siege of Dien Bien Phu – obituary Willie Carlin, combative midfielder who helped Brian Clough take Derby into the top flight – obituary Sir Martin Jacomb, City grandee closely linked to the ‘Big Bang’ revolution – obituary Dame Jennifer Roberts, High Court judge respected for her fairness and unflappability – obituary Lord Hindlip, Christie’s auctioneer who sold Van Gogh’s Sunflowers for £24 million – obituary Nicholas Ball, hard-boiled actor known for his 1970s co*ckney private eye in ITV’s Hazell – obituary Françoise Hardy, French singer whose beauty and melancholy made her a 1960s heartthrob – obituary