Obituaries

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Obituary: Jake Black, Scots musician known for Alabama 3 and the theme tune of The Sopranos

Obituary: Colin Hodgson, Scottish GP whose innovations in patient care were adopted across the UK

Obituaries: a former Tory cabinet minister and a rugby league footballer

Obituary: Judith Kerr, beloved children’s author known for Mog and The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Obituary: John Hamilton, farmer and breeder of Blackface sheep

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Obituary: Nan Winton, the first woman to read the news on BBC Television

Obituary: Herman Wouk, writer known for The Caine Mutiny and The Winds of War

Obituary: Dale Greig, Scottish athletics pioneer and holder of the first official world record for the women's marathon

Obituary: George Smith, Scottish football referee

Obituary: Niki Lauda, three-times F1 World Champion who recovered from horrific accident

Obituary: Archie Bathgate, Scottish soldier and veteran of the Korean War

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Obituary: Bill Tinning, Herald reporter-turned-civil-servant

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Obituary: I.M. Pei, architect whose structures included the Louvre Pyramid in Paris

Obituary: Doug McAvoy, tough negotiator who increased influence of the National Union of Teachers

Obituary: Peggy Lipton, star of The Mod Game and Twin Peaks

Obituary: Bob Hawke, colourful and effective Prime Minister of Australia

Obituary: Douglas Hall, creator of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Obituary: Alvin Sargent, noted Hollywood screenwriter who won two Oscars

Obituary: Brian Walden, noted TV political interviewer

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Obituary: Hugh Gibson, renowned press photographer

Jean Vanier, founder of pioneering communities for adults with learning disabilities

Obituary: Doris Day, one of the biggest box-office draws of all time

Obituary: Dennis MacLeod, mining tycoon and major funder of the SNP

Obituary: Micky Steele-Bodger, vet and rugby player who played for England and Edinburgh University

Obituary: Freddie Starr, anarchic comedian plagued by notorious tabloid headline

Obituary: Sir David McNee, Glaswegian who became commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

Obituaries: a maverick historian and a popular DJ

Obituary: Doreen Spooner, first female Fleet Street photographer

Obituary: John Llewellyn Moxey, TV director who went from Coronation Street to Charlie's Angels

Obituary: Les Murray, celebrated poet

Obituary: Norma Miller, dancer and choreographer known as the Queen of Swing

Obituary: Sir Iain Fraser, prominent figure in Scottish shipping and owner of famous cafe The Elephant House

Obituary: John Singleton, film director and writer known for Boyz N the Hood

Obituary: Terry Rawlings, film and sound editor known for Alien and Chariots of Fire

Obituary: Peter Mayhew, actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars

Obituary: Gavin Kennedy, academic and influential figure in the SNP

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Obituaries: a Czech footballer, an octogenarian adventurer and an icon of the civil rights movement

Obituary: Adzil Holder, cricketer in Barbados and Scotland

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Obituary: Ellen Tauscher, arms negotiator and trailblazer in finance

Obituary: John Hamilton, Glaswegian who became celebrated art director at Penguin

Obituary: Heather Harper, acclaimed soprano and regular star of the Edinburgh Festival

Obituary: Stevie Chalmers, Celtic striker who scored the 1967 European cup winner

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Obituary: Edward Kelsey, actor and star of The Archers

Obituary: Polly Higgins, Scottish barrister and environmental activist known as 'the Earth's lawyer'

Obituary: Mark Medoff, playwright known for Children of a Lesser God

Obituaries: NASA's first female candidate for space, a star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and a manga artist

Obituary: Ken Kercheval, actor who played JR's nemesis Cliff Barnes in Dallas

Obituary: Con de Lange, cricketer and former Scotland captain

Obituary: John McEnery, troubled actor best known for Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet

Obituary: James Martin, long-serving minister and chaplain to Motherwell Football Club

Obituary: Billy McNeill, legendary Celtic captain and manager

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Obituary: Cecilia McEwen, Scottish aristocrat known for charity work in Thailand and Bosnia

Obituary: Julia Lockwood, daughter of Margaret Lockwood who had success on television and the stage

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