CAIRO: Memorabilia relating to the career of actor Samir Sabry has turned up for sale in small libraries in downtown Cairo.
Albums and plaques are among the items to have been found on sale following the actor’s death in May, at the age of 85.
Wael Al-Samry, editor-in-chief of the Egyptian newspaper Youm7, found a photograph album made during the filming of “The Warm Embrace,” a movie that was produced in 1974 and starred Sabry.
An album of press cuttings belonging to Sabry was also discovered, containing many rare pictures chronicling the stages of his life and his most important films.
It also included photographs taken with Abdel Halim Hafez, and director Antony Thomas.
The items found for sale also included posters from the actor’s most important films.
Al-Samry said: “It is sad to find among these items honorary shields for the late artist that bear his name.
“These shields reflect an important aspect of the late artist’s interests, activities, and his relationship with his community and his art.”
Al-Samry found the items shortly after journalist Essam Zakaria located memorabilia on Cairo’s sidewalks that had previously belonged to the late actor Nour El-Sherif.
Zakaria said: “The belongings of the late actor Nour El-Sherif are being sold inside and outside Egypt after they were put on the market about a year ago.
“They include dozens of his albums and books that are carefully bound and bear his name, and some bear his signature and handwritten notes.
“The belongings also include the awards that El-Sherif received, various donations from cultural institutions, a large number of movie posters, as well as family albums, awards, medals that he obtained, and papers, some of which are private.”
