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William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91

He was one of the computing pioneers who “showed what a computer interface could — and should — look like,” a colleague said.

Jamey Gambrell Dies at 65; Made Russian Writing Sing, in English

A pre-eminent translator of contemporary Russian authors like Tatyana Tolstaya and Vladimir Sorokin, she won a prestigious prize for translation in 2016.

William Y. Chang, Whose Newspaper Spoke to Chinatown in English, Dies at 103

For 17 years, his aim was to help the children of Chinese immigrants acquire an American identity as they adapted to life in the United States.

One Photographer’s Tribute to English Roses

For his latest book, the British photographer Luke Stephenson captured flowers bred by the esteemed rosarian David Austin.

Kim English, Who Blended Gospel With Dance Music, Dies at 48

Ms. English had more than a dozen house-music hits. But her songs, her longtime manager said, were “all related to God.”

Zsa Zsa the English Bulldog, ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Dies at 9

Zsa Zsa lived a life of glamour in her final weeks, meeting fans across the country and even flying first class.

‘Sex, Cash and Death’: The Story Behind ‘A Very English Scandal’

The three-part mini-series starring Hugh Grant is coming to Amazon. Here’s a primer on the lurid tale behind it and the sensational press of its time.

Review: For ‘Agatha Raisin,’ Playing Detective in an English Village

Ashley Jensen stars as an aggressive publicist turned crime solver in a new British series on Acorn.

Richard Griffiths, Falstaffian English Actor, Dies at 65

Mr. Griffiths, who played Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter movies, reached a career peak as a schoolteacher in “The History Boys” on Broadway and the West End.

Humphrey Carpenter, English Biographer, Dies at 58

Humphrey Carpenter, the English writer, editor, radio broadcaster and musician who wrote intimate biographies of Auden, Pound, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dennis Potter and Spike Milligan, among others, died on Jan. 4 in Oxford, England. He was 58. The cause was a pulmonary embolism, Ion Trewin, editor in chief of the publishing house Weidenfeld & Nicolson, said in an article in The Sunday Times of London. Mr. Carpenter had been suffering from Parkinson's disease.