| Youssef Wahbi | |
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 Leila Mourad with Youssef Wahbi in Habib El-Rouh in 1949 |
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| Born | Youssef Wahby July 14, 1898 Sohag, Egypt |
| Died | October 17, 1982 (aged 84) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Actor Director Theater |
| Years active | 1932–1978 |
Youssef Wahbi (Arabic: يوسف وهبي) (July 14, 1898 – October 17, 1982) was an Egyptian actor and film director, a leading star of the 1930s and '40s and a prominent stage actor for four decades. He was born to a high state official in Egypt but renounced his family's wealth and traveled to Rome in the 1920s to study theatre. Besides his stage work, he acted in about 50 films, starting with Awlad al-Zawat (Sons of Aristocrats; 1932) to "Iskanderiya... lih?" (Alexandria... Why?, 1978). He died, sick with arthritis and with a fractured pelvis, survived by his wife.
Career
Youssef Wahbi was and still is one of the greatest Actor and Director of the Cinema of Egypt of all time. He started in the Golden Age of the Egyptian Cinema from 1932 till he died in Cairo, Egypt at the age of 84 on 1982. Even though he comes from a very rich family but he concentrated all his career and life as a dedication to the Film Industry.
Mr. Youssef Wahby have also several plays where he translated to many languages due to his fluency in English, French, Italian along with his native Arabic tongue. He did many roles that were different and unusual to both Egyptian film and plays. He once played the Devil and he later on wanted to play Muhammad but the media and the Al-Azhar University opposed to the idea and he was forbidden to do it. [1]
He is the most respected and loved artist of all time in the Cinema of Egypt and several French and English companies tried to save his movies by republishing them again.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | International English Name(s) |
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| 1932 | Awlad el zawat | Actor | aka the Spoiled Children or Sons of Aristocrats |
| 1935 | Al Defaa | Actor and director | aka The defense |
| 1937 | El Magid el khalid | Actor | aka Eternal Glory |
| 1938 | Saet el tanfiz | Actor | aka The Hour of Fate |
| 1940 | Leila momtera | Actor | aka Stormy night |
| Ghazal al-banat | Actor (as himself) | aka The Flirtation of Girls | |
| 1941 | Leila, bint el rif | actor | aka Leila, the school girl |
| Areess min Istambul | Actor | aka A Suitor from Istanbul | |
| 1945 | Safeer Gohannam | Actor | aka The Ambassador of Hell |
| 1955 | Hayat ou maut | Actor | aka Life or Death |
References
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"Youssef Wahby Dead at 82; Dean of the Egyptian Stage", The New York Times, October 18, 1982.
- ^ Alessandra. Raengo & Robert Stam (2004). A Companion To Literature And Film. Blackwell Publishing. pp. 31. ISBN 063123053X.
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