Iraj Janatie Ataie
Iraj Janatie Ataie (, also romanized as "Īraj Jannatī `Atāyī"; born 9 January, 1947 in Mashhad) is a critically and popularly acclaimed Iranian poet, lyricist, playwright and theatre director. He is best known for his collaborations with Ebi, Googoosh, and Dariush. Janatie Ataie graduated from the Drama School of Tehran University and studied art sociology in Chelsea College of Art and Design. See also Shahyar Ghanbari References External links Iranian dramatists and playwrights Persian-language poets 1947 births Living people 20th-century Iranian poets Iranian lyricists Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States 21st-century Iranian poets Iranian emigrants to the United States