Gene Hackman obituary
Prolific Hollywood character actor who won Oscars for The French Connection and Unforgiven
David Hessayon obituary
Gardening writer whose no-nonsense Expert guides have remained in the bestseller lists since the 1950s
Joe Haines obituary
Press secretary to Harold Wilson in the late 60s and 70s who went on to work for the Daily Mirror
Geoff Nicholson obituary
Author whose work examined the links between emotions, behaviour and location, notably in his novel Bleeding London
Patrick Barclay obituary
Acclaimed football writer who worked for the Guardian and the Observer, and proved a hit on Sky TV
Tom Robbins obituary
Novelist whose biggest seller was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which Thomas Pynchon hoped would change the ‘brainscape of America’
Peter Honey obituary
Other lives: Behavioural psychologist, management consultant and author of more than 40 books
Catherine Peters obituary
Other lives: English scholar at Oxford University and acclaimed biographer of 19th-century authors
Gwen Watkins obituary
Codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the second world war who went on to become a successful author
Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson obituary
Debonair publisher known for his generous book advances whose stable of writers included Peter Ackroyd and Rose Tremain
Peter Fraenkel obituary
Other lives: Radio broadcaster who began his career in Africa before joining the BBC, rising to be controller of its East European Services
Dave Crook obituary
Other lives: Bookseller, writer and editor of the cultural magazine Out of the Circle
Rick Seccombe obituary
Other Lives: Bookseller and community activist committed to working collaboratively to bring about change
Paul Holmes obituary
Other lives: Child and adolescent psychiatrist who specialised in psychodrama
David Arscott obituary
Other lives: Producer and presenter at BBC Radio Sussex and author of more than 40 books about his county