Ahmad Shamlou vs Toru Takemitsu
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1930 to 1996.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996)
- — Born in Tokyo, Japan Verified
- — Returned to Japan to attend school Verified
- — Began composing, largely without formal training Verified
- — Co-founded the artists' collective Jikken Kobo (Experimental Workshop) Verified
- — Composed Requiem for String Orchestra Verified
- — November Steps premiered by the New York Philharmonic Verified
- — Composed A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden Verified
- — Wrote the score for Akira Kurosawa's film Ran Verified
- — Received the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for Fantasma/Cantos Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified