"Fate"fully, Alexander Borodin won a 1954 Tony as composer of this musical-- even though he'd died in 1887!
While Balakirev himself had musical training and was a musician by ... At his 
death in 1881, the result of epilepsy induced by alcoholism, he left a great deal... [DOC] [TLE] A Death a Day: February 2008 [PAR] Feb 29, 2008 ... November 12, 1833 - February 27, 1887: Age 53.