Cyrus Ghani (8 November 1929 – 2015), sometimes spelled Sīrūs Ghanī, was an Iranian-born academic, lawyer,[1] Iranian studies scholar, and film critic.[2] Born in Sabzevar, he also lived in the United States and in London.[3]
Cyrus Ghani | |
---|---|
Born | Sabzevar, Khorasan, Iran | 8 November 1929
Died | 2015 (aged 85–86) New York, U.S. |
Education | Wagner College, B.A., 1954; New York University, J.D., 1958. |
Notable work | Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Rule (1999), Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography (1987) |
Parent |
|
Ghani's published works include Iran and the West: A Critical Bibliography (1987),[4][5] Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah (1998),[6][7] My Favorite Films (2004),[2][8] A Man of Many Worlds: The Diaries and Memoirs of Dr. Ghasem Ghani (2006),[9] an edited volume of the memoirs of his father, Ghasem Ghani,[10] and Shakespeare, Persia, and the East (2008)[11] Ghani died in New York in 2015.[12]