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Cairo – Samia Sayed – today coincides with the 50th anniversary of the death of the late artist Ismail Yassin, who is considered one of the most prominent artists who have passed in the history of Arab art, because of his large audience through a long career of films and works immortalized in his name, as he is the only artist who owns Films under his name, such as “Ismail Yassin in the Police”, “Ismail Yassin in the Air”, and other works.
As a result of the great success of Ismail Yassin and the wide Jamahiriya that he achieved, a situation occurred that demonstrated this during the presence of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Morocco, and there he was met by a Moroccan who said to him: “Oh, President, salute Ismail Yassin,” so that Nasser realizes the importance and influence of artists in Society is like this.
The novel was narrated by more than one person, who confirmed its authenticity, including the late artist Nour Al-Sharif, and the make-up artist Muhammad Ashoub.
Ashoub confirmed that Abdel Nasser’s reaction was great laughter, for his joy that the artists of Egypt had such a strong influence that the Moroccan citizen forgot the dignity of the great leader.
On the other hand, the management of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, headed by critic Prince Abaza, decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the late comedian Ismail Yassin in the 38th session to be held from 1 to 7 October, where he presented a rich cinematic career full of important artworks.
It is scheduled that the name of the late artist will be honored during the opening ceremony, and a book will be presented on his most important artworks by writer Mounir Ibrahim and will be distributed during the course activities.
It is noteworthy that the late artist Ismail Yassin was influenced from his childhood by the artist Mohamed Abdel Wahab and prepared for himself to be a singer, then actually sang in weddings and cafes, then he moved to Cairo and joined the Badia Masabni band, and was presented by Fouad Al-Jazairli in 1939 during the movie “Khalaf Al Habayeb” Then he joined Ali Al-Kassar’s troupe in the play, as a singer, monologist and actor, and he remained one of the pioneers of this art for ten years from 1935-1945.