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Iranian artists, literati who died in the year 1388
TEHRAN, March 17 (MNA) -- The Iranian calendar year 1388 (March 21, 2009 to March 20, 2010) is approaching its last days, leaving us with memories of good and bad events. One more year passed by, and we retain only the happy memories of individuals who are no longer with us. Many artists, photographers, actors, and filmmakers passed away and left us amidst our tears and sorrows.
* Only one month had passed by in the New Year when on April 25 the songwriter of “Fire Remaining from the Caravan,” Bijan Taraqqi, died at his home at age 80. Taraqqi had been suffering from respiratory disease and arthritis for a long time.
Taraqqi’s other poetry collections are “A Window to Garden”, “Fire Remaining from the Caravan” and “Behind the Walls of Memories”.
* Scholar and translator Reza Seyyed-Hosseini died at the Iranmehr Hospital on May 1. He was 83. He had translated works by Albert Camus, Andre Malraux, Jean-Paul Sartre and Marguerite Duras from French into Persian. Reza Seyyed-Hosseini was chosen as Iran’s 2001 eternal figure in the field of translation.
* Stage and screen actress Parvin Soleimani died at her home on June 1. She was 87. Soleimani played in several TV films and series like “Noruz Vacation,” “Auntie Sara,” “School of Grandmas” and “Filthy Thought”.
* On July 9, Iranian children’s book author Mehdi Azar Yazdi, who was mainly known for his “Good Stories for Good Children,” passed away of lung sepsis at Tehran’s Atieh Hospital.
“Good Stories for Good Children” won a UNESCO prize in 1966 and was selected as Iran’s best book of the year in 1967. His book “Adam” was chosen as Iran’s best book of the year in 1968.
* Stage and screen actress Farrokhlaqa Hushmand died on July 13. She was 81 and had been suffering from brain damage for months. Actress Hushmand played in over 60 films and TV series, but achieved fame playing the role of Naneh-Aqa, Samad’s mother in a TV series that was extremely popular in its time).
* On July 17, Mehr News Agency and Tehran Times English Daily lost its photojournalist Mojtaba Takin, his wife and his daughter in a tragic car crash on Astara-Tehran road.
Takin, 40, who was known for his calm manner and patience, had won several prizes in Iranian and international photography competitions.
* Filmmaker Seifollah Daad, credited for his famous hit “The Survivor”, a drama about a Palestinian woman, died at 54 on July 28.
Daad was the former deputy culture minister for cinematic affairs in the mid-1990s. He had also headed the House of Cinema for two years. In 1996, he established the Iran Cinema Celebration which gave a new look to the Fajr film festival.
* Iran lost one of its pioneers of Iranian modern art, Behjat Sadr on August 11. Behjat died of heart attack at 85 in an island in the south of France.
She was the first female contemporary painter to be considered on the same level as her male colleagues in Iran. Some experts believed that she had the most complete understanding of modern art.
* Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passed away on September 21. He died of heart failure at his home in Tehran and was only 54 years old. It is still hard to believe.
Meshkatian was the leader of the Aref Ensemble, which did its last concert tour of Iran in November 2007.
* Muezzin Hossein Sobhdel died of lung disease at his home in Tehran on November 4. He was famous for his composition “Khomeini, O Imam”, a famous song praising the late Imam Khomeini that was performed during the early days of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Sobhdel’s azan is compared with Rahim Moazzenzadeh Ardebili’s azan, considered to be Iran’s most popular.
* Director Masud Rasam died of leukemia on November 1 at Tehran’s Laleh Hospital. He was 52. He directed several popular TV series including “The Green House”, “The Couples” and “The Red Pearl”.
* Filmmaker Amir Qavidel died at 62 here in a Tehran hospital on November 8. He had been suffering from liver disorders for several months. He was the director of several movies among which were “Rokhsareh”, “Galan”, “Train”, “Mirza Kuchak Khan”, “Foggy Port” and “Bloody Rice”.
* Actor of cinema and stage Jamshid Layeq died on November 12 at age 78. He was hospitalized his last week in a Tehran hospital, suffering from heart and respiratory disorders.
He was mostly known for his remarkable performances in the “Sultan and the Shepherd” TV series.
* Veteran poet of Sacred Defense Mahmud Shahrokhi died at 82 in a Tehran hospital on November 15. He was suffering from gastroenteritis that led to heart failure after surgery.
Shahrokhi chose the pen name Jazbeh for himself. “In the Mist of Caravan”, “Pain of Anemone”, “Manifestation of Love” and “Sweet Odor of Garden of Wisdom” are among his credits.
* Actress and film dubber Niku Kheradmand died on November 17 in a Tehran hospital. She was 77. Kheradmand was suffering in the aftermath of a heart attack she experienced several months prior. Her remarkable role in the TV series “Thieves of the Grandmother” will never be forgotten.
* Renowned musician and santur virtuoso Master Faramarz Payvar died on December 9. He was 77. Payvar had a stroke eleven years ago and was not able to continue his career afterwards. Payvar began his musical career by studying with renowned Iranian musician Abolhassan Saba (1902-1957). He studied the Radif repertory and played the santur with Saba for eight years before he graduated from his mastership class.
* On January 15, veteran photographer Bahman Jalali died at 65 in Tehran. He was mostly famous for the photos he reproduced on the Qajar era. A number of his works in this genre were published in his book “The Revealed Treasure”.
* Veteran musician Ali-Akbar Mehdipur Dehkordi, known for his haunting melody played at the turn of the Iranian year, died of heart failure in his hometown on February 15. He was 75.
He was most famous for playing the sorna, a wind instrument resembling a bugle. For the past three decades, the melody, which he played and recorded about 24 years ago, has been broadcast on Iran’s national TV and radio channels at the time of the New Year.
* And it was only a few days ago on March 9 when Iranian photographer Kurosh Seyyed-Abutaleb Emam, who was mostly known for his photos taken at the warfronts of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, passed away at Tehran’s Naft Hospital. He was only 55 years old.
* Only one month had passed by in the New Year when on April 25 the songwriter of “Fire Remaining from the Caravan,” Bijan Taraqqi, died at his home at age 80. Taraqqi had been suffering from respiratory disease and arthritis for a long time.
Taraqqi’s other poetry collections are “A Window to Garden”, “Fire Remaining from the Caravan” and “Behind the Walls of Memories”.
* Scholar and translator Reza Seyyed-Hosseini died at the Iranmehr Hospital on May 1. He was 83. He had translated works by Albert Camus, Andre Malraux, Jean-Paul Sartre and Marguerite Duras from French into Persian. Reza Seyyed-Hosseini was chosen as Iran’s 2001 eternal figure in the field of translation.
* Stage and screen actress Parvin Soleimani died at her home on June 1. She was 87. Soleimani played in several TV films and series like “Noruz Vacation,” “Auntie Sara,” “School of Grandmas” and “Filthy Thought”.
* On July 9, Iranian children’s book author Mehdi Azar Yazdi, who was mainly known for his “Good Stories for Good Children,” passed away of lung sepsis at Tehran’s Atieh Hospital.
“Good Stories for Good Children” won a UNESCO prize in 1966 and was selected as Iran’s best book of the year in 1967. His book “Adam” was chosen as Iran’s best book of the year in 1968.
* Stage and screen actress Farrokhlaqa Hushmand died on July 13. She was 81 and had been suffering from brain damage for months. Actress Hushmand played in over 60 films and TV series, but achieved fame playing the role of Naneh-Aqa, Samad’s mother in a TV series that was extremely popular in its time).
* On July 17, Mehr News Agency and Tehran Times English Daily lost its photojournalist Mojtaba Takin, his wife and his daughter in a tragic car crash on Astara-Tehran road.
Takin, 40, who was known for his calm manner and patience, had won several prizes in Iranian and international photography competitions.
* Filmmaker Seifollah Daad, credited for his famous hit “The Survivor”, a drama about a Palestinian woman, died at 54 on July 28.
Daad was the former deputy culture minister for cinematic affairs in the mid-1990s. He had also headed the House of Cinema for two years. In 1996, he established the Iran Cinema Celebration which gave a new look to the Fajr film festival.
* Iran lost one of its pioneers of Iranian modern art, Behjat Sadr on August 11. Behjat died of heart attack at 85 in an island in the south of France.
She was the first female contemporary painter to be considered on the same level as her male colleagues in Iran. Some experts believed that she had the most complete understanding of modern art.
* Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passed away on September 21. He died of heart failure at his home in Tehran and was only 54 years old. It is still hard to believe.
Meshkatian was the leader of the Aref Ensemble, which did its last concert tour of Iran in November 2007.
* Muezzin Hossein Sobhdel died of lung disease at his home in Tehran on November 4. He was famous for his composition “Khomeini, O Imam”, a famous song praising the late Imam Khomeini that was performed during the early days of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Sobhdel’s azan is compared with Rahim Moazzenzadeh Ardebili’s azan, considered to be Iran’s most popular.
* Director Masud Rasam died of leukemia on November 1 at Tehran’s Laleh Hospital. He was 52. He directed several popular TV series including “The Green House”, “The Couples” and “The Red Pearl”.
* Filmmaker Amir Qavidel died at 62 here in a Tehran hospital on November 8. He had been suffering from liver disorders for several months. He was the director of several movies among which were “Rokhsareh”, “Galan”, “Train”, “Mirza Kuchak Khan”, “Foggy Port” and “Bloody Rice”.
* Actor of cinema and stage Jamshid Layeq died on November 12 at age 78. He was hospitalized his last week in a Tehran hospital, suffering from heart and respiratory disorders.
He was mostly known for his remarkable performances in the “Sultan and the Shepherd” TV series.
* Veteran poet of Sacred Defense Mahmud Shahrokhi died at 82 in a Tehran hospital on November 15. He was suffering from gastroenteritis that led to heart failure after surgery.
Shahrokhi chose the pen name Jazbeh for himself. “In the Mist of Caravan”, “Pain of Anemone”, “Manifestation of Love” and “Sweet Odor of Garden of Wisdom” are among his credits.
* Actress and film dubber Niku Kheradmand died on November 17 in a Tehran hospital. She was 77. Kheradmand was suffering in the aftermath of a heart attack she experienced several months prior. Her remarkable role in the TV series “Thieves of the Grandmother” will never be forgotten.
* Renowned musician and santur virtuoso Master Faramarz Payvar died on December 9. He was 77. Payvar had a stroke eleven years ago and was not able to continue his career afterwards. Payvar began his musical career by studying with renowned Iranian musician Abolhassan Saba (1902-1957). He studied the Radif repertory and played the santur with Saba for eight years before he graduated from his mastership class.
* On January 15, veteran photographer Bahman Jalali died at 65 in Tehran. He was mostly famous for the photos he reproduced on the Qajar era. A number of his works in this genre were published in his book “The Revealed Treasure”.
* Veteran musician Ali-Akbar Mehdipur Dehkordi, known for his haunting melody played at the turn of the Iranian year, died of heart failure in his hometown on February 15. He was 75.
He was most famous for playing the sorna, a wind instrument resembling a bugle. For the past three decades, the melody, which he played and recorded about 24 years ago, has been broadcast on Iran’s national TV and radio channels at the time of the New Year.
* And it was only a few days ago on March 9 when Iranian photographer Kurosh Seyyed-Abutaleb Emam, who was mostly known for his photos taken at the warfronts of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, passed away at Tehran’s Naft Hospital. He was only 55 years old.
