Ahmet Ertegun was born on 31 July 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a producer and composer, known for Şeytan çıkmazı (1987), Eski süper sevgilim (2006) and Uçaklar, Trenler ve Otomobiller (1987). He was married to Ioana (Mica) Maria Banu Grecianu and Jan Holm. He died on 14 December 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.