The granddaughter of Ismail Yassin reveals the secrets of her late comedian grandfather
Sarah Yassin, the granddaughter of the late artist Ismail Yassin, revealed the secrets of her late grandfather's personality, on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
Sarah Yassin explained that she did not live while her grandfather was alive, noting that she had heard about him like the rest of her generation of viewers, through his works, but her family told her a lot about him.
She said her grandfather was a good man as he appeared on screen, but there were some differences between his real personality and his acting.
Ismail Yassin's granddaughter added that there are some actors, who appear on the screen in good roles, but by asking her father about them from his point of view as a director, she finds him telling her that their real character is not so perfect, but her grandfather was really good.
Ismail Yassin's granddaughter added that her grandfather was a good person, but his character was the opposite of the comedy he presented, as he was a very serious man.
Sarah Yassin continued that Ismail Yassin loved solitude and was not very social, content with about three friends from outside the artistic community who only met them.
She indicated that Ismail Yassin was very educated, although he graduated from education in the fourth grade of primary school, as he was simple and must workers and the poor and also loves commitment.
Sarah Yassin explained that her grandfather was a traditional Egyptian father, who loved commitment and accuracy, so much so that he would wait for his family to sleep and go in to turn off the high lights before he went to sleep.
I continued that Ismail Yassin was a fan of Zamalek club, "Zamalkawi fanatic", as he watched all the matches of his team with passion.
And about his love for a certain food, Sarah Yassin said that her grandfather was a lover of Egyptian cuisine and especially liked eating molokhia.
Sarah Yassin explained that her father, director Yassin Ismail Yassin, was the spoiled boy of his late artist father.
Sarah Yassin said: "My father was the only boy, he was very spoiled, and my father used to walk his words on him, and my grandfather was very afraid for him because he was the only one."
And the granddaughter of Ismail Yassin added that her late grandfather tried to have more children, but he failed in the matter and only gave birth to his son Yassin, so he loved him and feared for him a lot.
It is known that the artist Ismail Yassin had only his only son Yassin, but he adopted the daughter of his sister-in-law who lived her life in his home, Mrs. Mervat Ismail, whom the late actor tried to give his name to, but he learned about the prohibition of adoption in the Islamic religion, so adoption remained only financially without papers.
Mervat Ismail said in a recent press statement that Ismail Yassin was the best father. He did not deprive her of anything throughout her stay with him, and he claimed that his name was on paper Anwar in her school, when they asked him about how he fathered her and her name was Mervat Anwar, so that he would not let anyone injure her.
And about his obsession with encouraging the Zamalek club, Mervat Ismail confirmed the matter, noting that he sometimes took a private plane from Alexandria to Cairo to watch the Zamalek match, which coincides with their presence in the resort, before returning again.
It is noteworthy that the late Egyptian artist, Ismail Yassin, is an Egyptian comedian and one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema, where the cinema carried special films in his name.
Ismail Yassin was born on September 15, 1912, and his artistic career continued for many years in cinema and radio, where he excelled in comedy and monologue roles until he died on May 24, 1972.
Ismail Yassin had one son, director Yassin Ismail Yassin, who studied directing in the United States of America, and has A number of artworks.
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