Keith Collins, who has died of a brain tumour aged 54, was the long-time companion of the film-maker and artist Derek Jarman. A practical, dependable and vigorous man, Keith believed his greatest achievement was keeping Derek alive long enough to finish the film Blue (1993). His presence in the last eight years of Derek's life enabled the film-maker to make an abundance of late work including painting, writing and the creation of his garden at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent. Born in Lanches...
Keith Collins, who has died of a brain tumour aged 54, was the long-time companion of the film-maker and artist Derek Jarman. A practical, dependable and vigorous man, Keith believed his greatest achievement was keeping Derek alive long enough to finish the film Blue (1993). His presence in the last eight years of Derek's life enabled the film-maker to make an abundance of late work including painting, writing and the creation of his garden at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent. Born in Lanches...
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