Composer Dan dies at 77 in China

Composer Dan dies at 77 in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese composer Ikuma Dan (file photo) died of heart failure May 17 at a hospital in Suzhou, China. He was 77. Dan won fame in 1952 with his opera, ''Yuzuru,'' based on the Japanese folk tale ''The Grateful Crane.''

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