Ezat Delijani dies

Ezat Delijani, a philanthropist and developer who's credited with protecting several historic cinemas in downtown La, died Saturday in Beverly Hillsides of complications because of lymphoma.Delijani grew to become a prominent property magnate in La after running his native Iran throughout the nation's 1979 revolution.3 years later, he bought the La Theater in order to save it from demolition. It had been the very first of 4 moviehouses on Broadway that he'd purchase.A downtown intersection was devoted as Ezat Delijani square last year. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com