Fereshteh Taerpur, Producer
An Iranian producer Fereshteh Taerpur 69, who was famous for her children’s films, died due to coronavirus.
She was released from a Tehran hospital two days before her death, however, she was hospitalized again when her condition became critical, and shortly thereafter she died, Persian media announced.
She was one of those Iranian personalities who made many efforts to convince medical officials to provide COVID-19 vaccine for Iranian cineastes.
Majlis speaker, culture minister, director of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and many other officials have issued messages of condolences over Taerpur’s death.
Born in 1952, Taerpur had a BA in English. Working for a women’s magazine made her more interested in writing, leading her towards children’s issues.
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