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Theodorakis was born on the Greek island of Chios and spent his childhood years in provincial Greek cities including Mytilene,[14] Cephallonia,[14] Patras,[15][16] Pyrgos,[17][18] and Tripoli. -
In 1953, Theodorakis married Myrto Altinoglou -
In 1957, he won the Gold Medal in the Moscow Music Festival. -
The Honeymoon Song, title song of the later, became part of the repertoire of The Beatles. -
Following the 1964 elections, Theodorakis became a member of the Greek Parliament, associated with the left-wing party EDA. -
He wrote the music for the Michael Cacoyiannis film Zorba the Greek, https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjjhoznjLb2AhVH4aQKHXq6CmoQwqsBegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQskFT7AaKH0&usg=AOvVaw0gPA3xIT5rd8-bTqp51hSa -
Theodorakis was arrested on 21 August 1967, and jailed for five months. Theodorakis was allowed to go into exile to Paris on 13 April 1970.
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He was later elected several times to the Greek Parliament
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he was a minister in the government of Constantine Mitsotakis.
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He was committed to raise international awareness of human rights, of environmental issues and of the need for peace and, for this reason, he initiated, along with the Turkish author, musician, singer, and filmmaker Zülfü Livaneli the Greek–Turkish Friendship Society.[ -
He died from cardiopulmonary arrest at his home in Athens on 2 September 2021, at the age of 96
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