| Dalia Saad |
The father of modern Iraqi theater was born in 1913, and died in 1985. He acted for the first time in the Egyptian George Abyad's troupe during its visit to Iraq in 1926. He was 12, and he was an extra in the play King Oedipus. Al Shibli then appeared in the plays For the Crown, and Harun al-Rashid. Later on, he persuaded a number of his colleagues to form the National Acting Troupe. He joined Egyptian actress Fatma Roshdi's troupe during the season of 1929-1930. During his absence in Egypt, his troupe disbanded. When he returned to Baghdad, he co-founded a new troupe, called Hakki Al Shibli Acting Troupe, which soon became the most famous theatrical troupe formed in the thirties. In February 1935, the Ministry of Education chose Hakki as a member of a mission to study theater to Paris for four years. He returned to Iraq in 1939, and continued his educational activity in the field of theater at the Institute of Fine Arts until the revolution of July 14, 1958, during which he made many notable plays, such as The Exhibition of Corpses, and The Red Mill. After the revolution of July 14, 1958, Al Shibli was removed from the Deanship of the Institute of Fine Arts. He died on August 20, 1985. His notable films include: Cairo-Baghdad (1947), and The River (1978).
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