Abdel Halim Hafez
Abdel Halim Hafez ( Arabic عبد الحليم حافظ, DMG ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥāfiẓ ), actually Abdel Halim Isma'il Schabana (born June 21, 1929 in Al-Helwat , Ash-Sharqiyya (governorate) , Egypt ; † March 30, 1977 in London , England ), was from the 1950s to 1970s one of the most popular Egyptian singers and actors , both in Egypt and throughout the Arab world.
life and career
Between 1955 and 1969 he played the male lead in 15 Egyptian films. In 1955 he co-directed with Ibrahim Emara in Lahn el wafaa . In the same year he was seen in Helmy Halim's musical Ayyamine el helwa at the side of Omar Sharif . The genre of the romantic musical was then also the dominant film genre in his career as a singer and actor.
Hafez died on March 30, 1977 as a result of chronic schistosomiasis , which he had suffered from since childhood. Millions of people attended his funeral procession. His death was so shocking that four Egyptian women are reported to have committed suicide.
literature
Web links
- Abdel Halim Hafez in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abdel Halim Hafez in: Pop culture Arab world !: media, arts, and lifestyle , by Andrew Hammond, ABC-Clio Inc, 2005, page 146
- ↑ Abdel Halim Hafez. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hafez, Abdel Halim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abdel Halim Ismail Shabana (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian singer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Al-Helwat , Ash-Sharqiyya (Governorate) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1977 |
| Place of death | London |