Fereydoun Farrokhzad

Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Born(1936-10-07)October 7, 1936
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
DiedAugust 7, 1992(1992-08-07) (aged 55)
Bonn, Germany
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich (Dr sc. pol)
Occupations
  • Showman
  • host
  • poet
  • actor
  • political activist
  • singer
  • humanitarian
  • writer
Years active1962–1992
Spouses
Ania Buchkowski
(m. 1962; div. 1972)
Taraneh Sandoozi
(m. 1974; div. 1974)
ChildrenRostam
RelativesForugh Farrokhzad (sister)
Pooran Farrokhzad (sister)
Musical career
GenresPop
Labels

Fereydoun Farrokhzad (Persian: فریدون فرخزاد; October 7, 1936 – August 7, 1992) was an Iranian showman, host, poet, actor, political activist, singer, humanitarian, and writer. He is best known for his television variety show, The Silver Carnation, which introduced and featured many artists, such as Ebi, Leila Forouhar, Shohreh, Sattar and many more.

Farrokhzad was forced into exile after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. After relocating to Germany, he was the victim of a murder widely believed to be set up by the Islamic Republic government as part of the chain murders.[1][2]

  1. ^ "48 Hours remembered the great showman Fereydoun Farrokhzad". VOA News. June 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Payvand News – Dialogue of Murder". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2007.

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