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TEHRAN -- Iranian actor Majid Bahrami died Saturday night at age 37 after over three years of battling a type of blood cancer at Tehran’s Pars Hospital.
Bahrami was acting in the play “Wonder of Creatures” by director Reza Servati in 2011 when he found out about his disease -- T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Afterwards, he was dispatched to Germany to receive treatment and returned home in good health after a few months.
However, the disease returned months ago and he received further treatment. His illness became critical over the past few weeks and he was admitted to the Pars Hospital.
He held a photo exhibition entitled “Ropes and Hopes” at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in August 2014.
“The idea of the photos sparked in my mind when I was dealing with the difficult days of treatment. One day I asked my doctor, ‘What’s up doc?’ And he replied desperately, ‘You are between the earth and the sky; I don’t know what has kept you (alive) so far’,” he explained about the exhibition.
His funeral procession will begin at Tehran's City Theater Complex today and he will be buried in the Artists Section of Tehran’s Behesht Zahra Cemetery.
His memorial service will be held at the Hojjat ibn al-Hassan Mosque on Sohrevardi Street on Wednesday evening.
Bahrami acted in many plays directed by celebrated Iranian directors. He also played a role in director Mehdi Naderi’s war drama “Farewell Baghdad”, Iran’s submission to the Academy Awards in 2010.
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