Welsh Lives: Gone But Not Forgotten

Obituaries are about life, not death. In this, his second book of obituaries, most of which first appeared in The Independent, Meic Stephens celebrates the lives of 75 eminent Welsh people who have made significant contributions to life in Wales during the last few decades. They include a wide variety of artists, politicians, sportsmen, writers, historians, actors, musicians, broadcasters, and academics, in a rich mix that reflects our country s cultural and social life. Here are short biographies of Stuart Cable, Ray Gravell, Arthur Giardelli, Dennis Coslett, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Huw Ceredig, Goronwy Daniel, Per Denez, Raymond Garlick, Iris Gower, Patrick Hannan, Margaret John, Dic Jones, Philip Madoc, T. Llew Jones, Victor Spinetti, Will Roberts, and many more. All are treated with a warm appreciation of their achievements and a knowledgeable account of their lives and times, so that the reader will find much to enjoy in remembering them in this way. Welsh lives incuded in the book: A.M. Allchin, P.C. Bartrum, Douglas Bassett, Eileen Beasley, Dave Berry, Geraint Bowen, Rachel Bromwich, Michael Burn, Stuart Cable, Huw Ceredig, John Clement, Hafina Clwyd, Dennis Coslett, Goronwy Daniel, Gareth Alban Davies, J.A. Davies, Lewis Davies, Per Denez, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Owen Edwards, Tom Ellis, Emrys Evans, Lyn Evans, Yann Four, Charlez ar Gall, Raymond Garlick, Arthur Giardelli, Iris Gower, Ray Gravell, Selwyn Griffith, Bruce Griffiths, W.J. Gruffydd, Lowri Gwilym, Patrick Hannan, Ken Hopkins, John Howell, Ronan Huon, Dafydd Huws, Glyn James, Dafydd Jenkins, J. Geraint Jenkins, Margaret John, Angharad Jones, Dic Jones, Grenfell Jones, Stewart Jones, T. Llew Jones, Peter Law, Anthony Lewis, Iwan Llwyd, Philip Madoc, Judith Maro, Bernez an Nail, Gordon Parry, Meirion Pennar, Eluned Phillips, Peter Prendergast, Emyr Price, Dennis Rees, Hywel Heulyn Roberts, Will Roberts, Selwyn Roderick, Victor Spinetti, Rhobert ap Steffan, Eric Sunderland, Aeronwy Thomas, Aneurin M