Salah Jahin

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-12-25

Deathday 1986-04-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth Egypt

Also Known As صلاح جاهين, Salah Jaheen, Salah Gaheen

Salah Jahin

Biography

Salah was a poet and a caricaturist in addition to being a screenwriter. He did not complete his studies in art but rather studied law. Salah has worked as an illustrator for several publications including the “Sabah al-Kheir” magazine and “al-Ahram” newspaper. He has authored the lyrics for several romantic and nationalistic songs in addition to screenplays and dialogues. Moreover Salah has taken part in the production of such films as “Khalli Ballak men Zuzu” (“Watch Out for Zuzu”), “Amirat Hobby Anna”, “Shafiq wa Metwally” (“Shafiqa and Metwally”) and “al-Muttawahisha” (“Monstrous”). Salah also wrote the screenplays for several puppet plays which include “al-Layla al-Akhira” (“The Last Night”), “Orbit” and “al-Qahira fee Alf ‘Aam” (“Cairo in a Thousand Days”). Moreover he also wrote episodes for “Howa wa Heyya” (“Him and Her”). Salah’s works drew significant crowds and he could have continued in cinema as he is a talented actor.

Known For

Writer

1991
Kit Kat

as Musical

1990
The Bogeyman

as Lyricist

1988
Transformation

as Writer

1986
The Sixth Day

as Lyricist

1985
1985
He and She Stories

as Lyricist

1984
The Curse

as Dialogue

1979
The Savage

as Screenplay

1978
1978
Shafiqa and Metwally

as Screenplay

1976
1975
Amira.. My Love

as Screenplay

1972
Watch Out for Zuzu

as Screenplay

1972
1972
Watch Out for Zuzu

as Lyricist

1962
Shehab El-Din's Donkey

as Scenario Writer

Actor

1965
The Mamluks

as Sheikh Sayed

1965
The Nile

as Narrator (voice)

1963
1962
Men Gheir Ma'ad

as فهمي

1962
The Thief and the Dogs

as المعلم طرزان

Sound

1967
Mister Fish

as Songs

Crew

1965
The Nile

as Poem

Creator

1985