Ahmad Shamlou vs Yılmaz Güney
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1937 to 1984.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984)
- — Born in Yenice, Adana Province, Turkey Verified
- — Studied law and economics in Ankara and Istanbul
- — Imprisoned for 18 months on charges of communist propaganda Verified
- — Directed Umut (Hope) Verified
- — Married Fatoş Güney
- — Imprisoned after the 1971 military intervention Verified
- — Convicted of the killing of a judge and sentenced to prison Verified
- — Escaped from prison and fled to France Verified
- — Yol shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified