Iraj Ghaderi | |
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| ایرج قادری | |
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| Born | Amir Iraj Ghaderi 17 April 1934 |
| Died | 6 May 2012 (aged 78) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, producer and managing director of Panorama Film (the 1st Iranian film producer and distributor company) |
| Years active | 1956–2010 |
| Spouse | Homa Ghaderi (Mahmoudi) |
| Partner | Fatemeh Mahmoudi (1950–1953) |
| Children | 3 |
Iraj Ghaderi (Persian: ایرج قادری; 17 April 1934 – 6 May 2012) was an Iranian film director and actor. He briefly studied to become a pharmacist, but soon dropped out. He died in Tehran on 6 May 2012, aged 77.[1][2][3][4]
Iraj Ghaderi studied in pharmacology but did not finish the program. His artistic career began in 1956 with playing in the film Intersection Accidents by Samuel Khachikian. He established the film company Panorama with Moosa Afshar in 1963. He, who is often recognized as one of the major filmmakers of the pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema, continued filmmaking after the revolution with the film Taraj in 1985.
In May 2012, Iraj Ghaderi was admitted to Mehrdad hospital with a deterioration in health due to lung cancer. Shortly after, he died on 6 May. He was laid to rest in Karaj's Behesht-e Sakineh cemetery.
