Mardi Rustam
Film director
1931 –
Who is Mardi Rustam?
Mardi Rustam is a producer and director.
He graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Business Administration. He also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Arts Institute/Goodman Theatre of Chicago and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from USC.
Rustam became the founder and president of the movie company Mars Productions in the 1960s. He has produced and directed more than 20 movies and TV productions in the US and abroad. He also acted in three of his movies.
He and his wife, Sarah, have 2 grown daughters.
In 1994, Rustam was honored with the Service Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA.
A member of the Producers Guild of America, he also became publisher and editor-in-chief of the Tolucan Times, one of the oldest newspapers in the San Fernando Valley, and Entertainment Today. He also joined the Los Angeles Press Club.
In the summer of 1998, he was honored by The United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley with its Small Business of the Year Award.
Mardi Rustam lives in Toluca Lake, California, with his wife.
His granddaughter, Brittany Lee, is following in his footsteps.
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- Born
- 1931
- Also known as
- Mohammad Rustam
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Chicago
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on July 23, 2013
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