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Cicely L. Tyson
Arts & Music
20
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Cicely L. Tyson

Cicely Tyson
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1924 โ€“ 2021 (96 years old)

Trailblazing American actress whose seven-decade career shattered racial barriers with dignified portrayals of Black women in Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and Roots, receiving an honorary Academy Award.

The Bronx, New York, United States
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.
Arts & Music
22
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Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.

Hal Holbrook
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1925 โ€“ 2021 (95 years old)

Venerated American actor celebrated for his solo stage performance Mark Twain Tonight!, which he performed for sixty-three years, and acclaimed screen roles including Deep Throat in All the President's Men and Into the Wild.

San Gabriel, California, United States
Harvey Philip Spector
Arts & Music
20
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Harvey Philip Spector

Phil Spector
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1939 โ€“ 2021 (81 years old)

Revolutionary and deeply troubled American record producer and songwriter who created the "Wall of Sound" recording technique, producing monumental hits for The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, and The Beatles' Let It Be.

French Camp, California, United States
Michael David Apted
Arts & Music
18
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Michael David Apted

Michael Apted
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
1941 โ€“ 2021 (79 years old)

Prolific British filmmaker and documentarian celebrated for directing the monumental Up documentary series spanning 56 years, alongside feature films including Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, and The World Is Not Enough.

Los Angeles, California, United States
Mohamed Melehi
Arts & Music
17
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Mohamed Melehi

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ู…ู„ูŠุญูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1936 โ€“ 2020 (83 years old)

Legendary Moroccan abstract painter whose vibrant 'wave' motif revolutionized North African visual arts, co-founding the Casablanca School and the Asilah Cultural Moussem.

Asilah, Morocco
Naรขma
Arts & Music
19
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Naรขma

ู†ุนู…ุฉ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
February 27, 1934 โ€“ October 18, 2020 (86 years old)

Beloved Tunisian musical icon whose gentle, crystal-clear voice and vast discography of over five hundred songs earned her recognition as Tunisia's greatest cultural ambassador and songbird of the twentieth century.

Azmour, Tunisia
Arts & Music
3
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Aziz Saรขdallah

ุนุฒูŠุฒ ุณุนุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1950 โ€“ 2020 (70 years old)

Master Moroccan comic actor, playwright, and producer who formed a legendary stage and screen partnership with his wife Khadija Assad, creating classic plays and the iconic sitcom Lalla Fatima.

Casablanca, Morocco
Shwikar
Arts & Music
9
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Shwikar

ุดูˆูŠูƒุงุฑ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1938 โ€“ 2020 (81 years old)

Beloved Grande Dame of Egyptian comedy and musical theater, forming with husband Fouad El-Mohandes the most iconic on-stage comedy duo in modern Arab cultural history.

Cairo, Egypt
Mahmoud Reda
Arts & Music
7
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Mahmoud Reda

ู…ุญู…ูˆุฏ ุฑุถุง
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1930 โ€“ 2020 (90 years old)

Visionary pioneer of modern Egyptian and Arab theatrical dance who founded the legendary Reda Troupe in 1959, elevating traditional folk dances from the Nile and Bedouin deserts to Carnegie Hall and the Olympia.

Cairo, Egypt
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
Arts & Music
3
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Bettina Heinen-Ayech

ุจูŠุชูŠู†ุง ู‡ุงูŠู†ู† ุนูŠุงุด
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
1937 โ€“ 2020 (82 years old)

Acclaimed painter who married an Algerian freedom fighter and spent fifty-five years painting the luminous landscapes of Guelma and Mount Mahouna, creating over 6,000 works.

Guelma / Solingen, Algeria
Cheikh Mwijo
Arts & Music
9
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Cheikh Mwijo

ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ู…ูˆูŠุฌูˆ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1937 โ€“ 2020 (83 years old)

Prolific Judeo-Moroccan singer and mandolin virtuoso from Meknes who recorded over 500 songs in Moroccan Darija, preserving the Chgouri and Chaabi heritage for global diasporas.

Haifa, Israel
Idir
Arts & Music
27
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Idir

ุฅูŠุฏูŠุฑ (ุญู…ูŠุฏ ุดุฑูŠุช)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1949 โ€“ 2020 (70 years old)

Beloved Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist whose 1976 lullaby 'A Vava Inouva' became the first international world music hit from North Africa, heard in seventy-seven countries.

Paris, France
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