On his birth anniversary… milestones in his life "King of comedy" Director Fateen Abdel Wahab
On this day, November 22, director Fateen Mounir Abdel Wahab was born in the city of Damietta in 1913, into an artistic family. His older brother is the artist Siraj Mounir, and the second brother is the director and critic Hassan Abdel Wahab.
He continued to rise through the ranks until 1944, then he left the army with the rank of Yuzbashi. His brother’s work in art had a great influence on his interest in cinema and his conversion to it, and this was evident in his keenness to follow its news in a way that led him to write articles in film criticism that were published in the “Fan” magazine. Cinema".
In the early forties, Fateen decided to begin his film career as a production assistant with the artist Youssef Wehbe in his film “Daughters of the Countryside.” In 1944, he worked as an assistant director for 5 years with a number of senior directors, including Ahmed Salem, Hassan Al-Imam, Mahmoud Zulfikar, and others.
Until he got his first opportunity as a director in 1949 through the film “Nadia.” Starring Aziza Amir and Mahmoud Zulfiqar, the year 1950 witnessed his real beginning through the film “The Four Nut” To begin an artistic career that lasted 33 years, during which he presented more than 57 films.
The late great director Fateen Abdel Wahab formed a wonderful duo with the comedian Ismail Yassin, for whom he directed several films, the most important of which were the films Miss Hanafi, Ibn Hamido, Ismail Yassin in the Army, Ismail Yassin in the Fleet, and others. He was also able to present the artist Riyad Al-Qasabji in the comic character of Shawish Attia, despite his sharp features that suggest that he is not fit. For comedy.
It is noteworthy that director Fateen Mounir Abdel Wahab He passed away on May 12, 1972. While he was in a hotel in Lebanon, and after his body was transported to Egypt, he was buried in the presence of a number of his close artist friends, led by the artist Ismail Yassin, who died a few days later.
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