Anwar Wagdi and Leila Morad were - at one time - the golden couple of the Egypt's silver screen, photographed here by Armenzak Arzrouni in 1950. "The Cinderella of Arab Cinema" left a legacy of 27 films and nearly 1,200 songs that were produced between the 1930s and 1950s. Wadgi and Morad were married from 1945-1953, and he co-starred in 10 of her films, after establishing a production house together he was able to direct 7 himself. The Arab Image Foundation is a non-profit organization established in Lebanon in 1997. The Foundation aims to locate, collect, preserve and promote the photographic heritage of the Middle East and North Africa. You can visit their extensive collection on www.fai.org.lb, /p
