Artist known for his images of William Wallace Born: April 17, 1964; Died: April 15, 2018 ANDREW Hillhouse, who died aged 53, was an artist and architectural technician known for his carefully researched paintings of historic Scottish events, landscapes and individuals, particularly William Wallace. As an architectural technician, Mr Hillhouse worked for a variety of […]
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Hugh Russell Paul Hancock
Machinima founder, and VR Developer Born: August 30, 1977 Died: February 5, 2018 Hugh Hancock, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack in February, was essentially a storyteller, but one for whom the written word was never quite enough. Instead, in the late 1990s he helped develop a new form of underground, guerrilla film-making, which […]
James Allan Wilson
Journalist, filmmaker, writer Born: April 14, 1923; Died: January 4, 2018 James Allan Wilson, who has died from heart failure a few months shy of his 95th birthday, was a journalist, filmmaker and writer whose influence on the development of documentary filmmaking in Scotland inspired the Saltire Society to award him Honorary Membership in 2015. […]
Leon Sinden
Leon Sinden, who has died after a two-year battle with cancer, may not have gained the public profile of his elder brother Donald but, within the acting profession, he was a much loved and respected figure. This was particularly the case in his adopted home of Scotland, where he enjoyed a 50 year relationship with […]
Gordon Jack
Photographer Born: March 25, 1968; Died: April 11, 2015. Gordon Jack, who has died unexpectedly aged 47, was a respected and well-liked professional photographer who fell ill while covering the rehearsal for the wedding of Scotland’s tennis star Andy Murray. Such was Mr Jack’s reputation in the world of Scottish journalism that even First Minister […]
Ian McIntyre
Journalist and broadcaster Born: December 9, 1931; Died: April 19, 2014. Ian McIntyre, who has died aged 82, famously gained the nickname of “Mack the Knife” during his 1976-78 stint as controller of BBC Radio 4, thanks in part to the numerous -and, at the time, controversial – cuts and changes he made to the […]
Beryl Ritchie
Mastering/cutting engineer in the record industry; Born: March 3, 1942; Died: May 27, 2013. Tubular Bells is a significant record for many reasons, not least its vital role in the foundation of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. For Beryl Ritchie, who has died aged 71, it had a far more personal resonance; it was the first […]
