SEEKING DIVORCE. Ed Asner, 52, TV's top editor, Lou Grant; and Nancy Asner, 45, former talent agent; after 23 years of marriage, three children; in Los Angeles.

DIED. Palden Thondup Namgyal, 58, former King of Sikkim, who defied tradition and married an American debutante, Hope Cooke, in 1963; of complications following cancer surgery; in New York City. Known for his efforts to modernize the tiny Himalayan kingdom, he lost his power in a 1973 coup and was formally deposed in 1975. He and his wife, who had returned to the U.S. with their two children, divorced in 1980.

DIED. Malcolm Moos, 65, versatile scholar and political scientist who, as President Dwight Eisenhower's chief speechwriter, helped to coin the expression "militaryindustrial complex" in Ike's farewell address; of an apparent heart attack; at Ten Mile Lake, Minn. A prolific author (Politics, Presidents and Coattails and The Republicans: A History of the Party), Moos served as president of the University of Minnesota during the 1960s.

DIED. Leonard Sillman, 73, innovative Broadway producer whose 13 New Faces revues helped launch the careers of scores of stars; after a long illness; in New York City. Sillman's satirical shows introduced such hit tunes as Love Is a Simple Thing, and such performers as Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Imogene Coca and Eartha Kitt.

DIED. Mikhail Suslov, 79, the Soviet Union's chief ideologue; after a stroke; in Moscow (see WORLD).

DIED. Hope Hampton, 84, silent-film actress whose penchant for sequins, diamonds and publicity made her a fixture of cafe society long after her career had faded; of a heart attack; in New York City. A devotee of luxury, Hampton once said, "A woman can get by being dumb and beautiful."

DIED. Stanley Holloway, 91, ingratiating British actor, singer and comedian who captured the heart of Broadway with his performance as the cockney garbage man, Alfred P. Doolittle, in My Fair Lady, a role he reprised in the movie version; in Sussex, England.

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