LIONEL PENNEFATHER
Irish sheepdog breeder of extraordinary coolness
(The Daily Telegraph)
Lionel Pennefather, who has died aged 94, was the doyen of Irish sheepdog trainers and breeders. In a career that spanned 60 years, he won five national titles, became the first Irishman to qualify for the Supreme International Championship, and achieved unexpected television celebrity as runner-up on One Man and His Dog.
WORTH NEWENHAM
Gentleman farmer and Master of the South Union
(The Daily Telegraph)
Worth Newenham, who has died aged 82, was for twenty years the Master of the South Union hunt, with a reputation for fearlessness in the face of daunting obstacles – as befitted a man who had piloted Lancaster bombers over wartime Germany.
FIONA MACPHERSON
Editor of Harpers & Queen
(Harpers & Queen)
There are some who believe it impossible to edit a magazine without possessing a small degree of insanity. No one disproved this theory more completely than Fiona Macpherson: in a world of fads and egos, she was the voice of good sense, guiding her readers through the maelstrom of hip and hype to things of enduring quality and importance.
ADRIAN BAILEY
Versatile and prolific artist, writer and cook
(The Times)
In the early 1950s Adrian Bailey and his friend Len Deighton – not yet a famous novelist – shared a basement flat in Emperor’s Gate, Kensington, where they kept open house. It was not a salubrious dwelling: there were dirty dishes piled high in the stone sink and, Bailey remembered, “an indescribable lavatory which had a trompe l’oeil painting of a loo roll behind the door, but no paper.” Despite this, the pair’s bonhomie and shared zest for cooking made them popular hosts. “Every night was a banquet night,” according to the advertising guru John Salmon.
LESLIE KENTON
Pioneering health and beauty editor of Harpers & Queen
(The Daily Telegraph)
Leslie Kenton, who has died aged 75, was a dynamic and hugely respected health and beauty writer whose holistic approach to her subject broke new ground. Through her articles for Harpers & Queen in the 1970s and ’80s, and books such as the bestselling Raw Energy, she introduced thousands of readers to ideas which then seemed eccentric, from Pilates and juicing to the importance of organic food.