[custom_adv] Hayedeh born (10 April 1942 – 20 January 1990) was an singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a contralto vocal range. She was active for more than two decades, and is considered as one of the most popular singers of 20th-century . [custom_adv] Faegheh Atashin (born 5 May 1950), is an singer and actress, and one of homeland’s most popular and enduring entertainers, whose career spans over 60 years. [custom_adv] Saeed Raad (born 1 March 1944) is an actor and playwright. He started his career in 1967. Rad left homeland in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career.After a minor role in Conquerors of the Desert (1969, M. Zarrindast) he was invited by Amir Naderi for the leading role of his debut, Adieu Friend (1971). [custom_adv] Parviz Yahaghi (September 23, 1935 – February 2, 2007) was a distinguished composer and violinist. He resided in Tehran city for practically his whole life, and was born and died there. [custom_adv] A notable visitor at his uncle's house was the violin teacher, composer, and musicologist Abolhasan Saba, who is credited with making improvements in violin playing technique in the Persian tradition. Saba published a two-volume training manual for the violin in 1944-45. [custom_adv] Shoorangiz Tabatabai is an actress, known for Help Me Friend (1978), Entourage (1977) and Feri Dast Ghashang (1977). [custom_adv] Naser Malek Motiei (29 March 1930 – 25 May 2018) was an actor and director. He starred in numerous films and television shows. [custom_adv] Elaheh (born 1934, died 15 August 2007) was an singer. She cooperated with many famous persian musicians like Parviz Yahaghi, Viguen and Homayun Khorram during her career. She was one of the main singers of "Golha" program. [custom_adv] Samuel Khachikian (October 21, 1923 – 22 October 2001) was an film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most influential figures of persian cinema and was nicknamed "homeland's Hitchcock". [custom_adv] Samuel Khachikian published his first poem “The Prison” in the Armenian newspaper Alik when he was nine. Five years later, he gave his first stage performance in Tabriz in a play titled “Seville”.
