Kayhan Mortezavi

Kayhan Mortezavi, Iranian director

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Born: June 9, 1956
Age in 2026: 70
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1956

About Kayhan Mortezavi

Kayhan Mortezavi is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director. He has also been a university professor at University of Tehran, Alzahra University, Tehran University of Art, and Iran Broadcasting University, (1982–1994). Kayhan Mortezavi has been nominated twice for the best production designer at Fajr International Film Festival, and won the award for the best TV art direction at Sima Festival - IRIB, 1992. Kayhan Mortezavi has been nominated twice for the best production designer at Fajr International Film Festival (1989 and 1991), and won the award for the best TV art direction at Sima Festival - IRIB, 1992. Kayhan Mortezavi (Persian: کیهان مرتضوی; born 9 June 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director.

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Kayhan Mortezavi timeline

1956Kayhan Mortezavi (Persian: کیهان مرتضوی; born 9 June 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director.
1989Kayhan Mortezavi has been nominated twice for the best production designer at Fajr International Film Festival (1989 and 1991), and won the award for the best TV art direction at Sima Festival - IRIB, 1992.
1992Kayhan Mortezavi has been nominated twice for the best production designer at Fajr International Film Festival, and won the award for the best TV art direction at Sima Festival - IRIB, 1992.

The world when Kayhan Mortezavi was born

Kayhan Mortezavi was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

#1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Defining fadElvis Presley mania
Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kayhan Mortezavi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1956	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$11,700	$435,000
Average income	$6,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	168.1M	341 million

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