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Galal El Sharkawy (2019-2020)

Alias:
جلال الشرقاوي

Birthplace:
Egypt

Born:
June 14, 2019

Died:
February 4, 2020

Biography from TheMovieDB

An Egyptian theater director in the field of theater. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from Cairo University in 1954, a Special Diploma in Education and Psychology from Ain Shams University in 1955, a Bachelor of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts with honors in 1958, among other degrees. At the beginning of his life, he worked as a science teacher, and during his artistic career, he held several positions, including the dean of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts from 1975 to1979. He is a full-time professor at the Institute since 2006. He also authored several books in the field of theater and cinema, including My Life in the Theater. He began his directorial debut in A Widow and Three Daughters (1965). He made during his career a large number of successful plays, including Ateya the Terrorist, West Side Story, and The School of the Misfits, which is his most famous one.

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Film Production

Director:
1963  عودة الروح
1965  A Widow with Three Daughters
1967  The Shortcoming
1969  The People Inside
1972  The Greatest Kid in the World
1973  The School of Mischief
1974  They Kill Donkeys
1979  Aljukr
1979  The Joker
1982  Doctor Despite his Nose
1982  The Person
1985  Public Sector Dancer
1987  On the Sidewalk
1988  Transformation
1990  Slowly
1992  Atiya The Terrorist
1993  The Khedive
1996  The Story of the West Quarter
1998  Houda Karama
????  Suppose

Writer:
1963  عودة الروح
1965  A Widow with Three Daughters
1967  The Shortcoming
1969  The People Inside
1972  The Greatest Kid in the World
1973  The School of Mischief
1974  They Kill Donkeys
1979  Aljukr
1979  The Joker
1982  Doctor Despite his Nose
1982  The Person
1985  Public Sector Dancer
1987  On the Sidewalk
1988  Transformation
1990  Slowly
1992  Atiya The Terrorist
1993  The Khedive
1996  The Story of the West Quarter
1998  Houda Karama
????  Suppose

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