Other names Ilya Mohadab Sasson Role Actor Name Elias Moadab | Years active 1947 - 1952 Occupation Actor
monologist | |
 | ||
Born 6 February 1916 ( 1916-02-06 ) Cairo Died May 28, 1952, Cairo, Egypt Movies Anbar, The Love of My Life, The Tiger, A Drop of Dew Similar People Bishara Wakim, Anwar Wagdi, Henry Barakat | ||
Mary Ya Mary - Elias Moadab - الياس مؤدب - ماري يا ماري
Ilya Mohadab Sasson (Arabic: إلياس مؤدب) commonly known as Elias Moadab (6 February 1916 – 28 May 1952) was an Egyptian comedy actor, born to a Jewish Syrian father and Jewish Egyptian mother from the city of Tanta. He graduated from the Lycee school in 1923 and lived in the old Jewish quarter of Cairo.
Contents
Elias began his artistic career as a singer (Monologist) in the famous nightclub «Alooberg» where he was introduced to Bishara Wakim and Ismail Yasin, they opened the doors for him to work in the films.
Elias meets the famous dancer Beba Izz Al-Din, which also he worked with her for a period.
He worked also in several nightclubs, including (Al Ariozna) and (Helmia Palace).
Elias film career began in the year 1947 in the movies
Actor Elias Moadab took part in many of the comedy movies with his «Shami» (Lebanese) accent that ushered into the world of comedy people like Ismail Yasin and others. It got stuck in people’s head that he was Syrian or Lebanese or something like that when in reality he was full-fledged Egyptian who lived in Firakh i.e. Chicken Street in the Jewish quarter (Haret al Yahood). Elias, died In Cairo, 28 May 1952.