Urgent| How did her love for cinema begin?… Milestones in her life "Lady of the Arab screen" Faten Hamama
Today, Friday, January 17, coincides with the anniversary of the death of the lady of the Arab screen, Faten Hamama; She left a great mark on the history of the era of fine art, and even after her death, she continues to influence her audience with her valuable works and creative roles.
Her upbringing
Faten Ahmed Hamama was born on May 27, 1931, in Sinbellaween, one of the cities of Dakahlia in Egypt, according to her registry. Al-Madani, but according to her statements, she was born in the Abdeen neighborhood in Cairo, and her father was an employee in the Ministry of Education.
Her passion for the world of cinema began at an early age when she was six years old when her father took her With him to watch a movie in one of the theaters in her city, the actress Assia Dagher was playing the lead role in the movie being shown, and when everyone in the hall began to applaud Assia Dagher, based on Faten Hamama, she told her father that she felt that everyone was applauding her, and from that day her passion for the world of cinema began.
Faten Hamama entered the world of art
When she won the competition for the most beautiful girl in Egypt, her father sent a picture of her to director Mohamed Karim, who was looking for a girl to act with the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab in the movie “Happy Day” In 1940, director Mohamed Karim became convinced of the girl’s talent, so he concluded a contract with her father to guarantee her participation in his future cinematic works. Four years later, the same director summoned her again to act opposite Mohamed Abdel Wahab in the film “A Bullet in the Heart.” In 1944, with her third film “Dounia” In 1946 the family moved to Cairo to encourage the emerging artist, and Hamama entered the Higher Institute of Acting in 1946.
Her marriage
Faten Hamama was married three times, the first was in 1947, when she married director Ezz El-Din Zulfikar while filming The film Abu Zaid Al-Hilali in 1947, and together they founded a film production company that produced the film An Appointment with Life in 1954, and this film was the reason for critics calling it the Lady of the Arab Screen.
From that day until her last work, Face of the Moon in 2000, she remained the highest-paid female artist.
The relationship with Zulfiqar ended in divorce. In 1954, she married the artist Omar Sharif in 1955.
After her separation from Omar Sharif only one year, she married the radiologist Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab in 1954. 1975, and she continued to live with him quietly until her death.
The passing of the lady of the Arab screen
Faten Hamama died on the evening of Saturday, January 17, 2015, at the age of 83 years and 8 months after… A sudden health crisis. She had been exposed to a health crisis before her death, which required her to be transferred to Dar Al Fouad Hospital in 6th of October City under the supervision of her husband. She was discharged after recovering, then she was exposed to a sudden health problem. She died on After that.
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