She stood up to geniuses like Pasolini and managed to win the respect of Italy’s Left-wing cultural establishment despite her noble family
As an entrepreneur, investor and company doctor, Gore was involved in a vast number of companies in the UK and abroad
She starred in On the Loose, about a teenager left suicidal by her heartless parents – with a screenplay written by her actual parents
After serving 12 years in jail, in 1976 he retrieved what was left of his share of the money by threatening the man he had left it with
In one stunt, he drove through London blindfolded in mid-afternoon traffic, with petrified racing driver Graham Hill in the passenger seat
Caught smuggling opium, he thoroughly enjoyed his time in Swiss prison, with plentiful cigarettes, books and lessons in restoring furniture
‘It was hot, very hot, and I couldn’t see anything because of the smoke. I got down on my hands and knees with the smoke rising’
Mattingly’s removal from the crew of Apollo 13, as it was feared he had measles, and his part in their survival featured in the 1995 film
He scowled his way through concerts and said that female conductors ran ‘counter to nature’ because the essence of a conductor was strength
Downs was a flying instructor for 20 years and by the time he left the RAF in 1970, he had flown 4,582 hours in 24 different aircraft
His secret talks, in violation of an embargo, made him a hero on the streets of Freetown but embarrassed the Blair government
‘Her music is a bold conversation, full of jokes and twists, dictating the rhythm of everything else,’ wrote Gillian Reynolds
His novels were banned in the Republic of Ireland for depicting homosexuality, and angered Loyalists for depicting Protestant violence
He turned a gymnasium into a theatre, the sanatorium into an art school, and played the triangle in the school orchestra
He started as a junior sound engineer and soon after the London Blitz found an abandoned baby at the entrance of the BBC
He won the League Cup with Villa and rounded off his career alongside Pele and Franz Beckenbauer at New York Cosmos
Although she called their marriage ‘a long battlefield’, as an actress it gave her ‘focus and freedom’, and they often worked together
He conducted more than 160 orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony, claiming to lose 2lbs each concert via sweat
Having survived five years of war and two hurricanes, he reckoned that the greater hazard was not enemy violence but the dangers of the sea
‘We felt it was better to die in the forest fighting the settlers rather than live without our freedom’
He modernised his estate and castle but his energies were mainly devoted to community life and being head of a worldwide network of Camerons
Perry’s character, wise-cracking Chandler, was loved by fans, but in a memoir Perry also drew attention to the relentless toll of addiction
In the 1975 World Cup he set a record for economy in one-day cricket, conceding only six runs in 12 overs
She had a winning smile and sparkling eyes but was tough and determined, and traders in wildlife parts were terrified of her
He presented Britain with two giant pandas and his visits in 2011 and 2014 were hailed as signalling a huge shift in Sino-British relations
She was a significant influence on the Pope’s Theology of the Body and shared his vehement opposition to artificial contraception
Inspired by the land-divers of Vanuatu, Kirke and his fellow white-knuckle enthusiasts jumped from a variety of structures around the world
In retirement he built up a multi-million-pound chain of sports shops but later began showing signs of cognitive impairment
The most successful commercial publisher of his generation, he started as a classical music journalist, asking opera divas rude questions
An agreeable walking companion with an infectious sense of humour, Elder joined John Smith in climbing the Munros (peaks over 3,000ft)
His character was idolised, he said: ‘Kids are running around in black leather jackets and are swaggering’
He was involved in major developments such as Devonshire House, Grand Buildings Trafalgar Square and Centre Point
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