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Omar Sharif, Legendary Actor, Dies at 83
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian born star famed for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, died after an illness in Cairo aged 83. Born Michael Shalhoub in Alexandria, he rose to international fame with David Lean films and earned a supporting Oscar nod.
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Omar Sharif
Lawrence of Arabia
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Cairo
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David Lean
Lean
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Peter Otoole
T.E. Lawrence
Sam Spiegel
Oscar Nom
Doctor Zhivago
Zhivago
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Fanny Brice
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Michael Shalhoub
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Alexandria
Omar el-Sharif
Tarek
Hamama
Paris
Zahi Hawass
Antiquities Administration
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