[custom_adv] Mahchehreh Khalili's ; The actor of the series "In the Eye of the Wind", "Mokhtarnameh" and "Pahlavi Hat" - died on Friday, August 8, at the age of 44, which was followed by the reaction of some artistic figures. [custom_adv] The Tony Award-winning Broadway composer behind Hello, Dolly!, died in Miami, Florida on Dec. 27. He was 88. Herman’s goddaughter confirmed his death from pulmonary complications to The Associated Press on Friday. [custom_adv] Born in New York City in 1931, the legendary composer worked on several iconic Broadway shows throughout his career, including Hello, Dolly! (1964) and La Cage aux Folles (1983) — both of which earned him Tony Awards for best musical. He was nominated a total of five times. [custom_adv] The well-known Bollywood actor died by suicide at his Bandra, Mumbai home in India on Dec. 27. He was 42. The actor was reportedly found dead by his parents around 2 a.m. Friday, according to Indian news channel ABP Live. [custom_adv] A suicide note was recovered, according to The Times of India, which stated that no one should be held responsible for his death and that his property should be divided between his parents, his son, Kian, 3, and sisters. Punjabi was best known for popular Bollywood films including Lakshya (2004), Kaal (2005) and Salaam-E-Ishq (2007) in which he co-starred with Priyanka Chopra. [custom_adv] Best known as the star of Stanley Kubrick's screen adaptation of Lolita, the actress died in Los Angeles on Dec. 26. She was 73. A longtime friend of the actress told The New York Times that her health had been declining for a while. [custom_adv] Lyon’s acting career spanned 1959 to 1980, with her breakout role being the titular character in 1962’s Lolita. The role earned her a Golden Globe award for most promosing female newcomer and the 1963 awards ceremony. [custom_adv] She continued to work with notable directors in her next two films, including John Ford’s 7 Women and John Huston’s The Night of the Iguana. According to the Times, Lyon was married four times, to Hampton Fancher, Roland Harrison, Cotton Adamson and Edward Weathers. She is survived by her daughter Nona from her marriage to Harrison. [custom_adv] Heroes of alt-rock and idols of classic Hollywood, jazz luminaries and Pulitzer-winning composers, cult legends and rule-breakers, rising stars and old masters: Music communities around the globe lost dozens of shining voices this year. Here's NPR Music's celebration of some of the musicians who left the world in 2019. [custom_adv] King began her career by leading her own doo-wop group, but the Dallas native found her way to greater renown as an in-demand backup singer, recording with the likes of Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steely Dan and Bob Dylan. [custom_adv] An integral member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago who later was ordained as a Buddhist priest, the saxophonist, composer and multi-instrumentalist pushed experimental jazz, and the sounds he coaxed from his instruments, toward new horizons. [custom_adv] Known as "Tuku" to his legion of fans, Mtukudzi often aimed his songwriting at the politics of his native Zimbabwe — celebrating the country's new independence in the early 1980s and criticizing the rule of Robert Mugabe as it stretched into the 2010s. [custom_adv] The French musician was a prolific composer of film scores, with collaborators including directors Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy. His work on 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair brought him the first of several Oscars and many nominations. [custom_adv] The well-known Bollywood actor died by suicide at his Bandra, Mumbai home in India on Dec. 27. He was 42. The actor was reportedly found dead by his parents around 2 a.m. Friday, according to Indian news channel ABP Live. [custom_adv] With a signature timbre that instantly evokes the classic R&B sound of the 1980s, Ingram landed two Grammys and two No. 1 hits as a singer and became an in-demand collaborator, co-writing with Quincy Jones and dueting with Linda Ronstadt. [custom_adv] The Pulitzer-winning composer was best known for his lyrical and astringent music for the human voice, writing 13 operas as well as a number of song cycles and choral works.
