Ahmed Galal
Actor, director
- Name: Ahmed Galal
- Area: Cairo
Ahmed Galal (1897-1947) 🎬🎭
🔹 Full Name: Ahmed Galal Mohamed Abdel Ghani
📅 Born: August 17, 1897 – Egypt
🕊️ Died: July 21, 1947 (aged 49) – Egypt
🌍 Nationality: Egyptian 🇪🇬
💍 Spouse: Marie Queenie
👨👩👦 Children: Nader Galal
👨👦👦 Siblings: Hussein Fawzi, Abbas Kamel
🎥 Relatives in the Film Industry: Ahmed Nader Galal (grandson)
🎬 Career in Film
Started as a journalist at Al-Lata'if Al-Musawara and Dar Al-Hilal ✍️
Fluent in several languages, including French 🇫🇷, English 🇬🇧, and Turkish 🇹🇷
Entered the film industry as an actor and director 🎭
Collaborated with Lebanese producer Asya Dagher, directing several films for her 🎞️
Co-founded "Galal Films Company" and "Galal Studio" with his wife Marie Queenie in 1944 🏢🎥
Was a pioneer in developing Egyptian film directing and screenwriting techniques
📽️ Notable Films
📌 When a Woman Loves (1933)
📌 Shajarat Al-Durr (1935)
📌 My Wife is Number 2 (1937)
📌 Search for the Woman (1939)
📌 A Dangerous Woman (1941)
📌 The Fifth Groom (1942)
📌 Princess of Dreams (1945)
📌 Return of the Absent (1947)
🌟 Legacy and Influence
✅ Contributed to the rise of Egyptian cinema in the 1930s and 1940s 🎞️
✅ Created films blending romance and suspense 💕🔥
✅ One of the first directors to incorporate modern cinematic techniques 🎬✨
✅ His influence extended to later generations, with both his son and grandson becoming renowned directors
📌 Ahmed Galal remains one of the most significant pioneers of Egyptian cinema. 🎥🏆
