Telegraph Obituaries (2024)

Leah Levin, leading campaigner on human rights – obituary Sir Howard Bernstein, brilliant council chief executive who masterminded Manchester’s resurgence – obituary Ed Stone, scientist who led the Voyager space missions through the solar system and beyond – obituary Remo Saraceni, inventor who created the walk-on piano played by Tom Hanks in the film Big – obituary Sir Larry Siedentop, political philosopher who turned a cool eye on the 21st century EU – obituary Courtenay Meredith, last survivor of the last Welsh rugby union team to have beaten New Zealand – obituary Donald Sutherland, magnetic Hollywood star whose work ranged from Don’t Look Now to The Hunger Games – obituary James Reeve, painter and adventurer who was fascinated by the macabre and surreal – obituary Joan Brady, ballet dancer turned novelist who won the Whitbread for Theory of War – obituary 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