Mahmoud Dowlatabadi was born on August 1, 1940 in Bayhhaq, Sabzevar, Khorasan [now North Khorasan], Iran. He is a writer and actor, known for
Band (1981),
The Soil (1973) and
It's Winter (2006). He has been married to
Mehr Azar Maher since 1966. They have three children.
