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Elton, Jagger, Sinatra: raconteur’s luxury shop was the destination for the stars
One of the first to stock designer European labels, Tony Yeldham’s Double Bay menswear store became the sartorial and social hot spot for the “it” crowd.
- Andrew Hornery
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Priscilla, Superman actor Terence Stamp dies aged 87
The London-born actor counted the role of Bernadette Bassenger in the 1994 Australian cult classic among his credits.
- William Schomberg
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I played backyard cricket with Bob Simpson. He made one of the greatest comebacks in Australian sport
Simpson became the second Australian after Don Bradman to make a Test triple century in England.
- Kersi Meher-Homji
David Stratton’s colourful life: five stars for a revered figure in Australian film
The influence of the celebrated film critic and author went well beyond his gentle sparring with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS and ABC TV.
- Garry Maddox
Pioneering restaurateur who shaped Sydney’s Italian dining scene dies at 93
Doreen Orsatti wasn’t born into an Italian household, but she cultivated a fine-tuned nose for the cuisine.
- Scott Bolles
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Judy Bailey, pioneering woman of Australian jazz, dies at 89
Jazz pianist Judy Bailey came to Sydney for six months, and never left.
- John Shand
Col Joye was first teen idol who sparked riots and made girls swoon, but ‘silly’ parents loved him
In their heydey, the Joy Boys were a menace to the nation’s morals, purveyors of the devil’s music ... but their leader, Col Joye, went on to become Australia’s golden boy.
- Glenn A Baker
Eileen ‘Red’ Bond remembered as a ‘Freo girl’ at funeral mass
Eileen Bond’s funeral mass was held in St Patrick’s Basilica in Fremantle.
- Hannah Murphy
The prime minister’s son who found a home in Hollywood
Even in Hollywood, the late Julian McMahon was an object of some fascination: regaling interviewers with stories of growing up in Australia’s White House.
- Michael Idato
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John Shakespeare’s illustrations captured the vibe. Here’s a handful of the 20,000 he filed
John Shakespeare, one of Australia’s most loved newspaper artists, completed as many as 20,000 illustrations in his 39 years at the Herald. He died on Monday of cancer, aged 63. Here are some examples of his colourful, humorous, incisive and groundbreaking work over the years.