Yehia Chahine
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| Yehia Chahine يحيى شاهين |
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 Yehia Chahine |
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| Birth name | Yehia Yehia Hasan Chahine |
| Born | July 28, 1917 Imbabah, Egypt |
| Died | 18 March 1994 Egypt |
Yehia Chahine (Arabic: يحيى شاهين, transliteration: Yeḥyā Shāheen) (July 28, 1917 – 18 March 1994) was an Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theater. He is most notable for his role in the film adaptations of the Cairo Trilogy, a trilogy written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.
[edit] Life and career
Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His father's name was Yehia Chahine too. He received a diploma in performing arts and started acting in theater. His first performance was in the play Murtafa`t wa Darag (Heights and Stairs). In 1935, he acted in his first film.[1][2]
He acted in numerous films, but his most notable role is that of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, a Cairene patriarch, in the Cairo Trilogy films. The three films, Bayn al-Qasrayn (Palace Walk, which is based on a the Palace Walk novel) in 1964, Qasr al-Shawq (Palace of Desire) in 1967 and Al-Sukkariya (Sugar Street) in 1973, were set in Cairo and followed the family of Abd al-Jawwad across three generations, from World War I to the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952. They were well-received and succesful in Egypt and the Arab world.[2][3]
Additionally, he has acted in many other succesful films. He starred in film director Youssef Chahine's Ibn al-Nile (Son of the Nile) along with Faten Hamama in 1951. He played a leading role in the 1954 film Gaalouni Mujriman (I Have Been Made a Murderer), which was based on a novel by Naguib Mahfouz. In 1957, he starred in La Anam (Sleepless), a film that was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions. His last film role was in 1988, in the film Kul Hatha al-Hub (All this Love).[3]
Chahine received several awards for his film roles. In 1993, he received the Sciences and Arts prize. He died at the age of 76, on 18 March 1994.[1][2]
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| NAME | Chahine, Yehia |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imbaba, Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18 March 1994 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Egypt |
