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Betty Mahmoody (née Lover; born June 9, 1945) is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name.
Dec 7, 2023 · Not Without My Daughter is based on the real-life experiences of Betty Mahmoody, detailed in her 1987 book of the same name. The story begins in 1984 when Betty, an American, accompanies her Iranian husband, Moody, and their daughter Mahtob to Iran for what she believes is a two-week vacation to visit Moody's family.
Mahtob Maryam Mahmoody (Persian: مهتاب محمودى; born September 4, 1979) is an American author who wrote the autobiographical memoir My Name is Mahtob, which depicts her perspective of her family's story when she and her mother, Betty Mahmoody, were held captive by her father, Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody, in his country of birth, Iran, for ...
Dec 16, 2015 · The daughter of Betty Mahmoody, who became famous when the story of her and her mother's escape from Iran was made into Hollywood film Not Without My Daughter, has released her own account of the escape. Listen. 10m. 'Not Without My Daughter' subject writes her own story ( Eleanor Hall)
Nov 29, 2015 · The movie starred Sally Field and was based on a memoir written by Betty Mahmoody. It's the true life tale of how Betty agreed to leave the U.S. with her Iranian husband and their daughter...
Mar 20, 2016 · Her mother Betty Mahmoody remembers knitting the sweater in Iran, having begged her husband to find yarn so she could make something warm for her daughter to wear.
May 7, 2023 · Betty Mahmoody (née Lover; born June 9, 1945, in Alma, Michigan) is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, w...
