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Obituary: Ronnie Hawkins – Musician (87)

James Porteous 31 May 2022 0 Comment

Known as The Hawk, Ronnie Hawkins helped put rockabilly, The Band, and even Canada on the musical map. Photo: Ronnie Hawkins in 1982. His style, Robbie Robertson said, was to play “faster and more...

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Obituary: Bob Neuwirth – Musician (82)

James Porteous 23 May 2022 0 Comment

From Woodstock to Paris, from Bob Dylan and Rolling Thunder and solo albums, for decades Bob Neuwirth was never far from the centre of everything. Photo: Bob Neuwirth with Bob Dylan 19 May 2022...

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Obituary: Fred Ward – Actor (79)

James Porteous 13 May 2022 0 Comment

From ‘The Right Stuff’ to ‘Miami Blues’ and ‘The Player,’ Fred Ward was truly in a class of his own. Photo: Fred Ward in “Henry and June” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 13 May 2022 |...

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Obituary: Kathy Boudin – Weather Underground (78)

James Porteous 2 May 2022 0 Comment

Though unarmed and not at the scene where a guard was killed, Boudin was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years to life. Photo: Kathy Boudin at a news conference in 1969, when...

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Obituary: José Luis Cortés – Cuban Bandleader (90)

James Porteous 29 April 2022 0 Comment

His music, Timba, was ‘fast, loud, and characterized by its multiple overlapping rhythms and deep booming bass lines’ Photo: José Luis Cortés leading the band NG La Banda at Lincoln Center in New York...

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Obituary: Robert Morse – Actor (80)

James Porteous 21 April 2022 0 Comment

Actor Robert Morse was a Tony-winning Broadway star, movie actor and played Bertram Cooper in the hit TV show, Mad Men. Photo: Robert Morse as Bert Cooper in Season 6 of Mad Men.AMC /...

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Obituary: Francisco Gonzalez – Los Lobos founding member (68)

James Porteous 5 April 2022 0 Comment

Francisco González always said ‘We are gardeners of the seeds of our culture. We plant our seeds patiently, and we nurture the plants of our culture’ Photo: In Mexico, musicians said Francisco González’s handiwork...

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Obituary: Denis O’Dell – Film Producer, Fixer (98)

James Porteous 22 March 2022 0 Comment

Denis O’Dell worked with The Beatles (often), Michaell Cimino, the Carry On Gang and many others. Photo: Denis O’Dell with Paul and Linda McCartney (PA) 22 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media...

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Obituary: Sumy Sadurni – Photojournalist (32)

James Porteous 22 March 2022 0 Comment

Read about Sumy Sadurni, the ‘deeply emotional and committed’ photojournalist and her passion for the people and stories of Africa Photo: Sumaya Sadurni: ‘A strong journalist, always humorous, never fearing the powerful’ © Chris...

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Obituary: Hugh O’Shaughnessy – Acclaimed foreign correspondent (87)

James Porteous 17 March 2022 0 Comment

The journalist reported for 30 years from Latin American countries where grave human rights abuses were being committed 17 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Includes reports from The Guardian and...

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Obituary: William Hurt – Actor (71) (updated)

James Porteous 13 March 2022 0 Comment

‘Living is so torrential, such an amazing experience that we often create moats to keep this vivacity away from our senses,’ William Hurt once said Photo: Actor William Hurt Rich Fury/Invision/AP 13 March 2022...

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Obituary: John Salt – Painter (84)

James Porteous 11 March 2022 0 Comment

John Salt was a British pioneer of photorealist painting, a genre that emerged in late 1960s America Photo: John Salt Bride, 1969 05 January 2022 | Simon Chapman | The Guardian | With additional...