Regret the Error

  IN our Birthdays column (8 March) we stated that it was Lynn Redgrave's 68th birthday. In fact, she died on 2nd May 2010. (page 44, March 8, 2011)  Report an error

In Monday’s round-up of birthdays we mistakenly said Robert Kerr, head teacher of Peebles High School, was 63. He in fact died in December 2003. We apologise unreservedly for the error.  Report an error

A front-page story Tuesday about a vote on alcohol rules in Mountain Village incorrectly said Mary “Selma” Queenie’s husband would likely vote in the election. Queenie’s husband is dead and she was talking about how he might have voted on the issue. Link  Report an error

Due to an editing oversight the actor John Cater, who died last year, appeared in our weekend birthdays list for 17 January (16 January, page 43). We apologise for this. Link  Report an error

Because of a reporting error, a story on Page 3E on Sunday listed author John Updike as still living. He died in January. Link Thanks, Ernest!  Report an error

The wrestler Andre “the giant” Roussimoff has not retired from films, as we said. He died in 1993 (Ah, Mr Valuev, we’ve been expecting you. . ., 10 November, page 11, G2). Link  Report an error

Clare Burstall, former director of the National Foundation for Educational Research, whose birthday we recently listed, died in 2006 (3 September, page 33). Link    Report an error

McClatchy Watch spotted a rather remarkable concert recommendation in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Have you heard of Django Reinhardt?" it asks. Then it reports that "he returns to Mount Crested Butte again Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5-6) for DjangoFest Colorado." Well, that would definitely be worth seeing. Alas, Reinhardt is not coming back from the [...]

The July 7 article "GOP Has Big Manua to Climb in Hawaii" mentioned Honolulu City Councilman Duke Bainum as a possible Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 1st district seat. Bainum died in June.  Report an error

An obituary on Thursday about Thomas Berry, a Roman Catholic priest and influential environmental theologian, referred incorrectly to one of his brothers. His brother Francis died before him; he is not a survivor. Link  Report an error

A story in yesterday’s Telegram & Gazette incorrectly reported the parents of Jeffrey B. Mullan, who was named acting executive director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, still lived in Worcester. Both parents are deceased. Link Thanks, Heather!  Report an error

Frankie Vaughan was not celebrating his 81st birthday yesterday. The singing legend died in September 1999 (Page 37, February 3).  Report an error

The name of the histopathologist Professor William Robertson, who died in April last year, was accidentally included in our Birthday list for 17 January, page 47. Apologies to his family. Link  Report an error

The “happy birthday!” feature on Page E2 of Tuesday’s Good Living: Health & Fitness section mistakenly included rocker Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd fame. Van Zant died in an airplane crash in 1977. Link  Report an error