Youssef Francis (

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: يوسف فرنسيس) (June 6, 1934 – April 14, 2001) is a director, author, and plastic artist, born in

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His life

He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Department of Photography in 1957, then postgraduate studies for two years in the ceremony of Luxor, a diploma of the Higher Institute of Cinema, then postgraduate studies in the Department of Directing in 1970, and he has many books in various fields. At the beginning of his career, he worked as an illustrator for " Rose Al-Youssef" magazine in 1958 for a year, then he went to writing the script in 1965 and joined A l-Ahram newspaper in 1964, and he worked there until he reached the position of advisor to the editor-in-chief. He illustrated the serialized publication of Naguib Mahfuz's novel ''Miramar'' in 1966. Also he was appointed director of the Egyptian Cultural Center in 1987 in Paris. His first films, ''The Impossible'' in 1965 with the participation of

Mustafa Mahmoud Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Hussein ( ar, مصطفى كمال محمود حسين; December 27, 1921 – 31 October 2009) commonly known as Mustafa Mahmoud ( ar, مصطفى محمود) was an Egyptian doctor, philosopher, and author. Mustafa was born ...

, and among his films, '' My Father on the Tree'' in 1969, with the participation of Ihssan Abdel Quddous and Saad Eddin Wahba, and the film ''The Thin Thread'' in 1971. Among his most important television works is the 1980 miniseries "Illusion and Truth" starred by film star

Salah Zulfikar Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an ac ...

as well as the films "Tutankhamun" and "My Love Who Are You". He married journalist Mona Siraj, deputy editor-in-chief of Akhbar al-Nas magazine, and had two sons.

His death

He died on April 14, 2001, at the age of 67, as a result of a heart attack that struck him in the coastal city of Hurghada, where he was spending time for rest and recreation.

Awards

* The first oil painting prize from the Cairo Salon in 1960. * Science Film Award. * Alexandria Festival Prize.

His works

Authorship

* Baby Who Are You (2000) * The Women's Market (1994) * My Friend How Much you Worth (1987) * East Bird (1986) * The Addict (1983) * The Third of them the Devil (1978) * The Thin Thread (1971) * My Father up in the Tree (1969) * The People inside (1969) * Three Thieves (One story) (1966) * The Impossible (1965) * No, dear daughter (1979)

Directed

* Baby Who Are You (2000) * Searching for Tutankhamun (1995) * The Women's Market (1994) * My Friend How Much you Worth (1987) * East Bird (1986) * The Addict (1983)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Youssef Artists from Cairo 1934 births Egyptian painters Film directors from Cairo 2001 deaths Writers from Cairo