Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

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Arpád Račko

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2015 (84 years old)

Arpád Račko (1931–2015) was a distinguished Hungary public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Suzanne Lapointe

Canada

c. 1935 – 2015 (80 years old)

Suzanne Lapointe, C.M. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Ottawa, Canada

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Little Jimmy Dickens

United States

c. 1921 – 2015 (94 years old)

James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, and his rhinestone-studded outfits. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Ninón Sevilla

Mexico

c. 1922 – 2015 (93 years old)

Emelia Pérez Castellanos, known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Donna Douglas

United States

c. 1933 – 2015 (82 years old)

Donna Douglas was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Fiona Cumming

Great Britain

c. 1938 – 2015 (77 years old)

Fiona Cumming was a Scottish television director, noted for her work on the BBC television series Doctor Who during the show's Fifth Doctor era.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Barbara Atkinson

Great Britain

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

Barbara Atkinson was an English actress from Manchester. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Mohamed Bastaoui

محمد بسطاوي

Morocco

1954 – 2014 (60 years old)

Beloved Moroccan stage and cinema actor acclaimed for his extraordinary ability to embody authentic rural Moroccan figures, starring in iconic series like Dwayer Zman and Jnane El Karma.

Rabat, Morocco

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Farid Belkahia

فريد بلكاهية

Morocco

1934 – 2014 (79 years old)

Founding father of modern contemporary art in Morocco who directed the Casablanca Art School (1962-1974), pioneering the use of raw animal vellum, henna, and Amazigh symbols.

Palm Grove (Marrakech), Morocco

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Noura

نورة (فاطمة الزهراء باجي)

Algeria

1932 – 2014 (81 years old)

Iconic Algerian singer who performed masterfully in both Algerian Arabic and Tamazight, selling over one million albums and becoming the first North African artist awarded a French Gold Record in 1971.

Algiers, Algeria

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Cherifa

شريفة (وردية بوشمل)

Algeria

1926 – 2014 (88 years old)

Pioneering Algerian singer and composer who revolutionized female Berber vocal music in the 1940s, authoring the timeless classic 'Abeḥri' and preserving the ancestral Achwiq oral tradition.

Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria

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Cheikh Mohamed Laâroussi

محمد العروسي

Morocco

1934 – 2014 (80 years old)

The undisputed king of northern Moroccan Taktouka Jabaliya folk music, whose joyful violin playing, infectious rhythms, and humorous social lyrics delighted Moroccans for sixty years.

Fez, Morocco

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K. P. Udayabhanu

India

c. 1937 – 2014 (77 years old)

Kizhakke Potta Udayabhanu was an Indian playback singer and music director, mainly in Malayalam films. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

New Delhi, India

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Endre Senkálszky

Switzerland

c. 1915 – 2014 (99 years old)

Endre Senkálszky was a Romanian actor and director.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sissel Sellæg

Norway

c. 1929 – 2014 (85 years old)

Sissel Sellæg (1929–2014) was a distinguished Norway public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Oslo, Norway

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Nelson Ned

Brazil

c. 1948 – 2014 (66 years old)

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Brasília, Brazil

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Alma Muriel

Mexico

c. 1952 – 2014 (62 years old)

Alma Muriel del Sordo, known artistically as Alma Muriel, was a Mexican actress who appeared in plays, films, and telenovelas, best known for her role as Irene del Conde / Lucrecia Treviño in Televisa's telenovela El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988).. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Mexico City, Mexico

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János Kristófi

Switzerland

c. 1926 – 2014 (88 years old)

János Kristófi (1926–2014) was a distinguished Romania public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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