George Abyad
George Abyad | |
|---|---|
| جورج أبيض | |
| Born | May 5, 1880 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | February 12, 1959 (aged 78) Egypt |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
George Elias Abyad (5 May 1880 – 12 February 1959) was a Lebanese actor. He acted in Egyptian theater and cinema, and starred in the first Egyptian musical film, The Song of the Heart.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, he immigrated to Alexandria, Egypt when he was 18 years old.[1]
He started his own theater company in 1910 in Cairo.[2] He met his wife, Dawlet Abyad, while acting in this troupe. He also opened a theater in Tunis and directed it from 1921 to 1922.
He taught at the Institute of Performing Arts until his death in 1959.
Filmography
- The Song of the Heart (1932)
- Land of the Nile (1946)
- I am the East (1958)
See also
- Media related to George Abyad at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Nelis, Jan (2011). Receptions of Antiquity. Academia Press. ISBN 978-90-382-1883-0.
- ^ Banham, Martin (13 May 2004). A History of Theatre in Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-45149-9.