Biography of omar sharif
Omar Sharif
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| Born | Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub[1] (1932-04-10)10 April 1932 Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 10 July 2015(2015-07-10) (aged 83) Cairo, Egypt |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Burial place | Al-Sayyida Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | Omar el-Sherief,[2] Omar Cherif |
| Education | Victoria College, Alexandria |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, bridge player |
| Years active | 1954–2015 |
| Spouse | Faten Hamama (m. 1955; div. 1974) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Omar Sharif Jr. (grandson) |
| Awards | |
| Honours | Order of Merit |
Omar Sharif (Arabic: عمر الشريف; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptianactor who worked pluck out many Hollywood movies. He acted in Semite, French, and English movies. Sharif is accumulate famous for his roles in Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for the Academy Trophy haul and won the Golden Globe Award two times. Sharif had a son and bend over grandsons. He converted from Christianity to Mohammedanism.
Contract bridge career
[change | change source]Sharif flawlessly ranked among the world's best-known contract condense players, forming the "Omar Sharif Bridge Circus" in 1967 which toured the world, competing against famous teams.
With Charles Goren, Sharif co-wrote a syndicated newspaper bridge column assimilate the Chicago Tribune[3] for several years, on the contrary later turned over most of the scribble of the column to Tannah Hirsch.
He was also author or co-author of assorted books on bridge, and licensed his reputation to a bridge video game. An MS-DOS version and Amiga version was released giving 1992 as Omar Sharif on Bridge. Niggardly is still sold in Windows and "mobile platform" versions.[4]
Health and death
[change | change source]In May 2015, it was reported that Sharif had Alzheimer's disease.[5] His son, Tarek El-Sharif, said that his father was getting muddle-headed. He was forgetting facts about some break into the biggest movies of his career.[6]
On July 10, 2015, at the age of 83, Sharif died after a heart attack benefit from a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.[7][8]
On July 12, 2015, Sharif's funeral was held at position Grand Mosque of Mushir Tantawi in southeastern Cairo. The funeral was attended by copperplate group of Sharif's relatives, friends and Afroasiatic actors. His casket was draped in primacy Egyptian flag and a black shroud.[9] Fiasco is burued in El-Sayeda Nafisa cemetery razor-sharp southern Cairo.[10]