Mārī Manṣūr

ماري منصور

Born
1899
Mansura
Roles
Actor, Singer

Biography

Marie Mansour was a singer and actor. The original El-Zaffah 1931 record jointly credits her and Miss Aida as female voices.

Najib al-Rihani’s memoir names Mansour among his dramatic troupe’s actors in the account of 1926 productions, connecting her recorded professional name with a documented theatre career.

Recordings

Thirty seconds of each recording. The whole recording plays on AMAR Radio and in the Listening room.

  1. Zaffa 1931

    زفّة 1931

    • HMV
    • 1931
    • 7:20
    7:20

    30-second extract Discussed in episode 145 In the Listening room

Heard on the AMAR podcast

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Named in the biography