Timeline May 1922

Events in May 1922 4

• 1922 – 2009 Bea Arthur (1922-2009) Died 25 April 2009, aged 86 Arthur was an American actress best known for starring roles in the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both. Her deep voice and comic timing made her one of television's most recognizable performers. She also had an extensive career on the Broadway stage.
• 1922 – 2015 Christopher Lee (1922-2015) Died 7 June 2015, aged 93 Christopher Lee was an English actor known for playing Count Dracula in a series of Hammer horror films and later Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars. He appeared in over 280 films across a career spanning seven decades. Lee was knighted in 2009 for services to drama and charity.
• 1922 – 2001 Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) Died 4 February 2001, aged 78 Xenakis was a composer and architect who applied mathematical models, game theory and probability to music. Trained as an engineer, he worked with Le Corbusier before turning to composition. Works such as Metastaseis reshaped ideas of orchestral texture.
• 1922 – 1992 Denholm Elliott (1922-1992) Died 6 October 1992, aged 70 Denholm Elliott was an English character actor known for roles in "Chariots of Fire," "A Room with a View," and the Indiana Jones films. He won two consecutive BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor in the mid-1980s. He died of AIDS-related tuberculosis at his home in Ibiza.