Wadid Sirry

August 14, 1914 – May 3, 1984

Cairo, Egypt

Wadid Sirry (وديد سري) was an Egyptian cinematographer born on August 4, 1914. He was known as the pioneer of cinematography. He joined Studio Misr at the beginning of his work as an assistant to Mustafa Hassan. Then, he traveled to the United States of America, where he obtained his degree from the University of California. He was the first photographer to learn photography in the United States academically, and filmed his first novel in 1848. In partnership with Sami Brill, in the name of: Love does not die, and filmed 73 films. He died on May 3, 1984.