Richard Matheson obituary

Science fiction author and inspiration to Stephen King whose novels, such as I Am Legend, were adapted for film and TV

Norman MacKenzie obituary

Educationist who helped found the Open University and writer whose books included biographies of Dickens and Wells

Israeli novelist who became disillusioned with his homeland

Artist at the forefront of printmaking in Britain

Scottish novelist known for The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road who communicated with his readers via the internet

American Catholic priest, sociologist, theologian and author of racy bestselling novels such as The Cardinal Sins

Other lives: Keen fisherman whose book Tangled Lines became a favourite among anglers

Actor best known for playing the officious ARP warden William Hodges in Dad's Army

Other lives: She managed to bring up her family amid the bohemian partying of her husband, GS Fraser, and his fellow poets

Writer who exposed the role of German doctors in the mass murder of disabled people during the second world war

Co-writer of the TV series Tenko who dramatised the lives of women overlooked in most accounts of the second world war

Interior designer, writer and inventive cook whose bestsellers included The Pauper's Cookbook and Paint Magic

Graphic artist considered 'the best album designer in the world'

Other lives: Inspirational professor and philosopher who sought to develop feminist philosophy

Other lives: Pioneer of Dial-a-Ride and special adviser on disability to Transport for London