Director

Ahmed Salem

Acting

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 1446222

IMDb ID: nm0757989

Known for: Acting

Born: February 20, 1910

Died: September 10, 1949

Age: 39

Place of birth: Sharquia, Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1946 - 2023

Years active: 78

Wikidata: Q10972466

Also known as

أحمد سالم

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Director (5)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Production Supervisor (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

An Egyptian actor, writer, director and radio presenter, born in 1910 in Sharqia Governorate. He travelled to England to study engineering. He also studied aviation sciences, after which he returned to Egypt in 1931. He served as director of the Arab Section of Egyptian Radio. He participated in preparing and presenting numerous radio programs. He later focused on the full-time construction and management of Studio Masr. After problems caused by the script of the film Lasheen (1938), Ahmed Salem resigned from the studio and founded a new production company called "Nefertiti", through which he co-wrote, produced and directed several films, including: Son of Antr (1947), The Unknown Past (1946) and Desert Wings (1939).

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