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Fereydoun Hoveyda(1924-2006)

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Fereydoun Hoveyda was born on 21 September 1924 in Damascus, Syria. He was an actor and writer, known for India: Matri Bhumi (1959), The Invincible Six (1970) and Googoosh: Iran's Daughter (2000). He was married to Gisela. He died on 3 November 2006 in Clifton, Virginia, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1924
DiedNovember 3, 2006(82)
BornSeptember 21, 1924
DiedNovember 3, 2006(82)
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Known for

India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
India: Matri Bhumi
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1959
Curd Jürgens, Elke Sommer, and Stuart Whitman in The Invincible Six (1970)
The Invincible Six
5.2
  • Additional Crew(as Fereydoon Hoveyda)
  • 1970
Googoosh: Iran's Daughter (2000)
Googoosh: Iran's Daughter
6.8
  • Self
  • 2000
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report (2013)
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
5.8
  • Self
  • 2013

Credits

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Actor

  • Sign of the Lion (1962)
    Sign of the Lion
    7.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1962

Writer

  • India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
    India: Matri Bhumi
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1959

Additional Crew

  • Curd Jürgens, Elke Sommer, and Stuart Whitman in The Invincible Six (1970)
    The Invincible Six
    5.2
    • advisor (as Fereydoon Hoveyda)
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Fereydoon Hoveyda
  • Born
    • September 21, 1924
    • Damascus, Syria
  • Died
    • November 3, 2006
    • Clifton, Virginia, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Gisela1968 - November 3, 2006 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was the former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations during the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and an expert in Middle Eastern affairs.

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