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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 U.S. 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. She currently has her first short film, A Book By Its Cover, in the San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. The film was chosen out of 500 submissions and was placed at #6. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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