Editing Farouk of Egypt (section)

==In popular culture==
In 1952, Farouk's former mistress, [[Barbara Skelton]], published a novel entitled ''A Young Girl's Touch'' about a proper and prim young English woman named Melinda who has an affair with a grotesquely obese Middle Eastern monarch named King Yoyo who enjoys spanking her.{{sfn|Stadiem|1991|pp=70–71}} Skelton later admitted ''A Young Girl's Touch'' was a ''[[roman à clef]]'' with Melinda being herself and King Yoyo was King Farouk.{{sfn|Stadiem|1991|p=76}} [[Gore Vidal]]'s 1953 [[pulp novel]] ''Thieves Fall Out'' is set against his overthrow. In 1954, the film ''[[Abdulla the Great]]'' was partially shot in Egypt in the Abdeen Palace and the Koubbeh Palace, and concerns the story of a fat and fabulously rich Middle Eastern king who lusts after a British model.{{sfn|Stadiem|1991|p=335}} The film was released in 1955. The film's producer, [[Gregory Ratoff]], stated during the filming: "If you ask me officially if it is about Farouk, I must tell you no! No!" before going on to say the film was about a "playboy monarch, a gambler, a money-crazed king with an enthusiasm for life and women&nbsp;... if the world see Farouk in the character of the star, then we can do nothing about it".{{sfn|Stadiem|1991|p=334}} Farouk's Italian lawyer, Carlo d'Emilio, reportedly threatened on behalf of Farouk to sue for libel if the character of "Abdulla the Great" was too much like Farouk.{{sfn|Stadiem|1991|p=334}}
[[File:King Farouk I 1948.jpg|thumb|Farouk, 1948|210x210px]]
[[Agatha Christie]]'s short story ''[[The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding]]'' involves the theft of a jewel from a fictional Eastern prince who is somewhat irresponsible and fond of a luxurious lifestyle. His name and origin are not given in the original story, but in the 1991 television adaptation in the series ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' (where the story appears under its American title, ''The Theft of the Royal Ruby''), the story is altered and the prince identified as Farouk (played by Tariq Alibai). This adaptation sees Farouk recovering a jewel to maintain his standing in his home country, eventually succeed his father [[Fuad I of Egypt]] to the throne, and curb the influence of the nationalist [[Wafd Party]].

English science-fiction and fantasy author [[John Whitbourn]] published ''The Book of Farouk'', a fictional "autobiography" by Farouk, depicting him as a towering global statesman bestriding 20th-century history, and an incomparable erotic ''artiste'' besides. ''Nothing is True...<!-- ellipsis in the original -->: The First Book of Farouk'' was published in 2018, followed in 2019 by its concluding companion, ''And Everything is Permissible - The Second Book of Farouk'', covering the deposed king's sybaritic European exile, 1952–1965. The latter's title completes the former's citing of valedictory words attributed to [[Hassan-i Sabbah]], 12th-century founder of the [[Order of Assassins]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Nothing Is True...<!-- ellipsis in the original -->: The First Book of Farouk |author-link=John Whitbourn |last=Whitbourn |first=John |isbn=9781791979324 <!-- Several sources report this as the correct ISBN, but Worldcat gives a different book as the result. -->|date=2018 |id={{ASIN|1791979327|country=uk}} }}</ref>

* In 2007, [[Middle East Broadcasting Center|the MBC]] aired an Egyptian television series titled ''Al Malik Farouk'' about the life of King Farouk and he was portrayed by [[Syrian people|Syrian]] actor [[Taim Hasan|Taym Hassan]].<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|title=Biography for King Farouk|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1531603/bio|publisher=IMDb|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Halawi |first=Jailan |title=A monarch rehabilitated |journal=Al Ahram Weekly |date=3 October 2007 |volume=862 |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/864/cu4.htm |access-date=6 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507233624/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/864/cu4.htm |archive-date=7 May 2013 }}</ref>
* Bestselling author [[Warren Adler]]'s (''The War of the Roses'') historical thriller ''Mother Nile'' follows a fictionalised account of several characters devastated by life in Cairo, Egypt during King Farouk's reign.
* A "Woman of Cairo", written by [[Noel Barber]], offers an inside look of Farouk's palace intrigues and scandals.
* "Who do you think you are, King Farouk?" was a common verbal admonishment used among parents in English speaking countries to their children during the mid-1950s to late 1960s. The putdown was often used when a request from a child was viewed as too expensive, unreasonable or outlandish.
* [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s song "Ain't Got You" from the 1987 album ''[[Tunnel of Love (album)|Tunnel of Love]]'' includes the line "I got more good luck honey than old King Farouk."
* [[Hunter S. Thompson]]'s 1971 novel "[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]" mentions Farouk
* In the [[The Honeymooners|Honeymooners]] episode "Pal O' Mine", season 1, episode 8, Norton jokes that Ralph putting on a ring that is too small is like King Farouk trying to fit into [[Gary Cooper]]'s bathing suit.