Rushdy Abaza
Born
Rushdy Said Bughdady Abaza

(1926-08-03)3 August 1926
Zagazig, Kingdom of Egypt
Died27 July 1980(1980-07-27) (aged 53)
Cairo, Egypt
EducationCollège Saint Marc
Years active1948–1980
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouses
  • Tahiya Karioka
  • Barbara
  • Samia Gamal
  • Sabah
  • Nabila Abaza
Children1 (daughter)
Honours
Order of Sciences and Arts

Rushdy Saiid Bughdadi Abaza (Egyptian Arabic: رشدي سعيد بغدادي أباظة) (3 August 1926 – 27 July 1980) was an Egyptian film and television actor.[1] He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry. He died of brain cancer at the age of 53.[1]

Family

Rushdy Abaza was born in Sharqia, Egypt, to an Italian mother, Teresa Luigi, and an Egyptian father, Saïd Abaza; belonging to one of Egypt's most well-known families, the Abaza family, who are of maternal-Circassian heritage.[2][1] Rushdy attended school at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria.[1] From his father's side he had three half-sisters, Ragaa, Mounira, Zeinab and one half-brother, Fekri (an actor). From his mother's side, he had one half-brother, Hamed. His only child is a daughter, Qismat (Eismat).

Marriages

Filmography

He appeared in more than 100 films from 1948 until 1980; the year of his death.[4]

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rushdi Abaza, AlexCinema". www.bibalex.org.
  2. ^ حصلنا على لقب أباظة من خلال سيدة شركسية
  3. ^ "Sabah - obituary". 2014-12-01. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  4. ^ [1], English Article titled “Who is Najat Al Saghira? “, 2015, Accessed 2015/08/28.

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