Naguib el-Rihani
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Naguib el-Rihani was an Egyptian
actor. Born in Bab El Shereya, Cairo
, Egypt
to an Iraq
i ethnic Assyrian
father by the name of "Elias El Rihani" who was a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church
and worked as a horse expert and trader who eventually settled in Cairo where he met and eventually married Naquib's mother a Copt
ic Christian lady from Cairo, (he was one of three sons). He was educated in the French school "Les Freres", in Cairo.
He had a turbulent marriage, with Badeaa Masabny, a Turkish-origined actress / dancer, who settled in Cairo, and established her famous cabaret, "Casino Badeaa", and separated before his death. He died at the age of 60 years old in Cairo, of Typhus
, while filming his last film "Ghazal Al Banat
".
He established his own theatrical group in the late 1910s, in Cairo, and partnered his long-life friend Badeih Khairy, in adapting several French theatre hits, to the Egyptian Theatre, and later to the Cinema.
A great comedian both on stage and in films, he is considered "The Father of Comedy" in Egypt. Fuad Al Mohandes, the great Egyptian comedian of modern times, always acknowledged Naguib Al Rihani's effect on him and his style in acting.
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
actor. Born in Bab El Shereya, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
to an Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i ethnic Assyrian
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
father by the name of "Elias El Rihani" who was a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
and worked as a horse expert and trader who eventually settled in Cairo where he met and eventually married Naquib's mother a Copt
Copt
The Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
ic Christian lady from Cairo, (he was one of three sons). He was educated in the French school "Les Freres", in Cairo.
He had a turbulent marriage, with Badeaa Masabny, a Turkish-origined actress / dancer, who settled in Cairo, and established her famous cabaret, "Casino Badeaa", and separated before his death. He died at the age of 60 years old in Cairo, of Typhus
Typhus
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
, while filming his last film "Ghazal Al Banat
Ghazal Al Banat
Ghazal Al Banat is a Egyptian film. It is Naguib Al Rihani's last film and was shown in cinemas after his death. Ghazal Al Banat was also the last appearance of Mohamed Abdel Wahab in a film...
".
He established his own theatrical group in the late 1910s, in Cairo, and partnered his long-life friend Badeih Khairy, in adapting several French theatre hits, to the Egyptian Theatre, and later to the Cinema.
A great comedian both on stage and in films, he is considered "The Father of Comedy" in Egypt. Fuad Al Mohandes, the great Egyptian comedian of modern times, always acknowledged Naguib Al Rihani's effect on him and his style in acting.
List of plays
- Taaleeli Ya Bata تعاليلي يابطةوانا مالي ايه .
- El Rial 1917.
- Kesh Kesh Bey Fee Paris.
- Homar We Halawa.
- Ala Keifak (As You Like)
- El Ashra El Tayeba 1920, music by Sayed DarwishSayed DarwishSayed Darwish was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of their greatest musicians and their single greatest composer. He was born in Alexandria on March 17, 1892. Darwish died of a heart attack in Alexandria on September 15, 1923 . The...
. - Ayam El Ezz (Times of Prosperity).
- Lawe Kont Malik (If I Was A King).
- Mamlaket El Hob.
- El Guineh El Masry (Egyptian Pound) 1931, adapted from TopazeTopazeTopaze is the designation of a French sounding rocket. The Topaze was built by SEREB and was the first guidable French elevator research rocket...
by Marcel PagnolMarcel PagnolMarcel Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.-Biography:... - El Donia Lama Tedhak (When Luck Smiles) 1934.
- Hokm Karakosh (Rule of Karakosh) 1936.
- Kismiti (My Luck) 1936.
- Lawe Kont Heleiwa (If I Was Handsome) 1938.
- El Dalouah (The Spoiled Girl) 1939.
- 30 Yom Fee El Segn (30 Days In Prison)
- El Setat Ma Yearfoush Yekdebo (Women Never Lie)
- Ela Khamsa إلا خمسة (Minus Five)1943.
- Hassan, Morcos & Cohen 1945.
Filmography
- Saheb Al Saada KeshKesh Beh 1931.
- Yacout 1934, adapted from "El Guineh El Masry".
- Besalamtoh Ayez Yetgawwez 1936.
- Salamah Fe Kheer 1937.
- Abou Halmoos 1941.
- Leabet Al Set 1941.
- Si Omar 1941, adapted from "Lawe Kont Heleiwa".
- Ahmar Shafayef
- Ghazal Al BanatGhazal Al BanatGhazal Al Banat is a Egyptian film. It is Naguib Al Rihani's last film and was shown in cinemas after his death. Ghazal Al Banat was also the last appearance of Mohamed Abdel Wahab in a film...
1949.