Anis Ebeid
Egyptian translator (1909–1988)
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Anis Ebeid (1909–1988) is an Egyptian translator, to born to a Christian family,[1] known for Arabic language subtitling of American movies. He was a pioneer in Arabic subtitling in the Middle East.
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| Born | October 12, 1909 |
| Died | December 10, 1988 (aged 79) |
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He graduated from Engineering college, and then travelled to Paris to study for the master's degree in Engineering. He was the first in the world to insert subtitles on 16-mm film. He kept the record for 40 years as the sole vendor of this service till 1944. The movie Romeo and Juliet was his first Arabic subtitled movie.
