Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were... Wikipedia

• Born:  Yılmaz Pütün, April 1, 1937, Yenice, Karataş, Adana, Turkey
• Age at death:  47 years
• Died:  September 9, 1984, Paris, France
• Citizenship:  Turkey (He was stripped of his Turkish citizenship in 1983 by then-president Kenan Evren)
• Occupation:  Film director, screenwriter, actor
• Years active:  1958–1984
• Children:  2
• Awards:  Palme d'Or (1982)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo