Obituaries
Film pioneer set fire to screens and didn’t care if you hated her work
Corinne Cantrill was one half of a couple whose experimental works caught the world’s attention.
- Jake Wilson
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Corruption campaigner never backed down from a fight
Roger Gyles conducted several royal commissions into industrial malfeasance: “You have to keep the pressure on.”
- Malcolm Brown
Brian Seidler: A master builder with a reputation for making things better
Growing up in a home designed by his cousin Harry Seidler sparked a life-long interest in mid-century design for this construction industry leader that made his own mark.
- Malcolm Brown
Major influence in emergency medicine practice
Edward Brentnall’s original patient triage system was slightly modified to become the Australasian Triage Scale, which is used today internationally.
- Allan Mawdsley and Robert Dunn
Gene Hackman never chased million-dollar roles, but his performances were priceless
Gene Hackman was the actor’s actor, that rare creature who lived uncomfortably in the spotlight.
- Michael Idato
Easybeats drummer who surfed the crest of the ’60s beat boom
Sticksman Gordon “Snowy” Fleet was the heartbeat of the ferocious phenomenon “Easyfever”.
- Glenn A Baker
Bali bombing hero risked his life to rescue victims
Erik de Haart was heading back to the club when “a bright orange mushroom cloud lit up the sky”. He spent hours looking for his mates and hauling victims from the burning debris.
- Malcolm Brown
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In memoriam: Spanning four decades, the best photographs by Michael Clayton-Jones in The Age
Michael Clayton-Jones worked as a photographer at The Age from the late 1980s until 2013. He died from cancer last week.
- Danie Sprague
Zoologist, conservationist, whaling and sealing aficionado
Bob Warneke made a significant contribution to the scientific knowledge of Victoria’s terrestrial and marine mammals and the natural history of the south-eastern region
- Mark Warneke and Lynn Warneke
Australian socialite left at the altar lived a life of parties, privilege and scandal
Primrose Dunlop has died aged 70 following a colourful life among the social elite of Sydney and Melbourne.
- Mark McGinness
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