We have lost the greatest makers of laughter and happiness

The Egyptian and Arab art scene has lost one of the most prominent creators of laughter and happiness, and hundreds of Arab artists and personalities mourned artist Smirghanem, who died aged 84, after suffering of a health illness the last few days, when he was suffering from kidney failure, and everyone was saying, “We have lost the greatest creators of happiness and laughter.

The artist, Samir Ghanem, entered intensive care a few days ago after his health deteriorated after being infected with the Corona virus, especially as he suffers from kidney health problems. In his final days, Ghanem suffered a respiratory attack that affected his chest, prompting doctors to put him on a ventilator. However, the late artist suffered from kidney failure. The funeral of the deceased will take place tomorrow at the Mosque of Marshal Tantawi after the midday prayer.

“Artistic life in Egypt and the Arab world has lost a genius and an exceptional comic icon,” Egyptian Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said in a statement. She added, “Her distinctive style has successfully captured the hearts of audiences for many years, who have seen works that will remain firmly anchored in consciousness with their characters and vocabulary.”

The deceased, her daughter’s husband, broadcaster Rami Radwan, cried on his official social media page and posted a photo of Samir Ghanem commenting, “Goodbye, my love. “May God have mercy on you, O Lord”, and Muhammad Imam wrote: “We belong to God and to Him we will return”, as the artist Cyrine Abdel Nour called it and wrote on Twitter: “May God have mercy of the great artist with a great mind. And artist Amal Maher wrote an obituary on Twitter, in which she said: “We belong to God and to Him we will return. The great artist Smirghanim is under the protection of God. I offer my deepest condolences to the family of the late great artist Smirghanim and to all his great fans. We ask God to have mercy on him, forgive him and inspire his family with patience and comfort. Artist Nawal told Al-Zoghbi : “Today, we have lost a great artist who sowed laughter and joy in our hearts … God has mercy on you.”

The late Samir Ghanem entered intensive care a few days ago, after his state of health deteriorated after being infected with the Covid 19 virus, which led to a deterioration in his condition, especially since he also suffers from kidney health problems.
As for the artist, Dalal Abdel Aziz, her condition has improved relatively in recent hours compared to her husband, but her investigation is still positive and she suffers so far from the presence of the Corona virus.

It is noteworthy that Samir Ghanem, born January 15, 1937, graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of Alexandria University, then met George Sidhom and guest Ahmed, and together they formed the famous “Three Stage Lights “, a comedy group that shone on the stage by presenting a group of comedy sketches, the most famous of which were” The Malaika Cook “and” Romeo and Juliet “, then the three presented a number of films and successful plays.
The group disbanded after the death of guest Ahmed in 1970, and he went with George Sidhom to perform together in several plays, the most famous of which was the play “The Married Ones”. , Doctor.”
In the eighties of the twentieth century, his star was shining in the sky of Fawazeer, and he presented a series of Ramadan Fawazeer under the names of the characters “Samoura” and “Fatouta”. century to present the Fawazeer of singers and laughers, and he is considered one of the stars of the theater between Adel Imam and Muhammad Negm and Mohamed Sobhi
In theaters, the trio presented the films (30 Days in Prison), (Very Crazy Youth), (Fun Beach), (Naughty Girl), (Marriage in the Modern Way) and (We Are Not Angels). After the death of guest Ahmed in 1970, Samir and George continued to work together and performed plays (Music in the Eastern District), (Julio and Romet), (The Married Ones) and (Welcome Doctor) , but they broke up in the end.
Samir Ghanem took part in some films with different roles such as (Warm hugs), (Princess of my love Anna) and (Viva Zalata) until he could prove his worth in the absolute championship, then he presented the films (A Kind of Women), (Hassan Bey Al-Ghalban) and (You answer it like that .. It’s like that .. It’s like that), (Passport for Al-Jadaan), (The man who sneezed), (Genie on a Pad Paper) and (Criminal despite his nose).

He has starred in TV series through the series (The Story of Mizo) and (Captain Joudeh), and he also created the character (Fatouta), which he presented in cooperation with director Fahmy Abdel Hamid in Fawazeer Ramadan, and he was loved by young and old. The theater remained his first love and the largest field in which he could showcase his artistic energies and use personal props to make audiences laugh. Among his most important pieces are (Professor Music), (Juha Rules the City), (Fares and Bani Khaiban), (Akhwiya Hayes and Ana Lais), (Bahloul in Istanbul), (I, My Marty and Monica), ( Do Re Mi Beans) and (Mon Marat is a gang leader). ).
With age, his artistic works diminished, but his appearance in any work remained a source of joy for the viewer, and among his works in recent years were the radio series (Fatouta and the World Cup ) and the series (Azmi and Ashgan).
The Cairo International Film Festival, in its 39th session, honored him in November 2017, awarding him the Faten Hamama Appreciation Award.

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