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- Anne Crawford was born on 22 November 1920 in Haifa, Palestine [now Israel]. She was an actress, known for The Peterville Diamond (1943), The Hundred Pound Window (1944) and Knights of the Round Table (1953). She was married to Wallace Douglas and James Hartley. She died on 17 October 1956 in London, England, UK.
- Elizabeth Cloud-Miller was born on 9 April 1872 in Ra'anana, Palestine (present-day Israel). She was an actress, known for I Led 3 Lives (1953). She died on 16 September 1959 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK.
- Adolphe Osso was born on 8 September 1894 in Safed, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a producer, known for Beauty Cult (1930), Le capitaine Fracasse (1961) and Les amours finissent à l'aube (1953). He died on 15 September 1961 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Producer
E.H. Kleinert was born on 17 July 1891 in Jaffa, Israel. He was a director and producer, known for I'm from Arkansas (1944), Cliff Friend (1932) and All at Sea (1933). He died on 6 September 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Jorge M. Dada was born on 3 December 1885 in Jerusalem, Israel. He was a writer and producer, known for Behind the Bars (1937), Mexicana (1935) and Tricks of Life (1934). He died on 27 February 1969 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Director
- Editorial Department
- Editor
Seth Holt began as an assistant editor at Ealing in 1944, graduating to editor (1949), producer (1955) and director (1958).He returned to editing for Charles Crichton's The Battle of the Sexes (1960) and for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Probably his best known film is The Nanny (1965), with Bette Davis. He was working on Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) when he died.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Avni Dilligil was born in 1908 in Haifa, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and director, known for Oglum için (1950), Evlat acisi (1954) and Benli Emine (1960). He was married to Nezahat Tanyeri and Belkis Dilligil. He died on 21 May 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Ghassan Kanafani was born in Acre, Palestine - while it still was Palestine. His father was a lawyer. Right before the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli War the whole family fled north. After living in a Lebanese village just by the border, in hope of a possibility of returning they moved to Syria after the borders were closed due to the cease fire agreement, and finally settled down in Damaskus. Young Ghassan had to help feeding his family of eight. By taking part of evening classes he graduated in 1955.
He then moved to Kuwait, like many Palestinians before him. It was there he began to write. His writing illustrated the life of the Palestinian people. Their miserable lives. Their exile. And later on; their struggle. In 1961 he moved to Beirut, Libanon. Their he wrote his most famous novel; Men under the sun. It was later made to a movie by the name al-Makhdu'un, or The Dupes.
Alongside his writing career, he was a activist for the Palestinian cause. He was a member of dr. George Habash's Arabic Nationalist Movement (ANM) faction, which later became Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). 1963 Kanfani became editor in chief of ANM's newspaper, al-Muharrir. In 1967 ANM became PFLP. They made Marxism-Leninism their official ideology. Two years later, Kanafani founded the new movements official newspaper, al-Hadaf (The Target). al-Hadaf still exists, as the official voice of PFLP.
The 8th of July, 1972 Kanafani entered his car as he was headed for the office for al-Hadaf. The car was rigged with a bomb, and he died instantly. His pen was as threatening to Israel as the guerrillas rifles, if not more. His legacy lives on among the Palestinians, and he is considered one of the greatest modern Arabic authors. - Eddie Carmel's abnormal growth started when he was a teenager. He suffered from acromegaly because of a pituitary gland tumor that was incurable at the time. As an adult, the only work he could find involved exploiting his freakishness. With his best friend, Irwin Sherman, they worked together as stand-up comedians in New York.
Carmel starred in a B-grade monster movie (The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)) and made two 45-rpm records ("The Happy Giant" and "The Good Monster"). He joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baliey Circus from 1961 to 1968. They presented him as "The World's Greatest Giant" and "The Tallest Man on Earth." His height was billed at 8' 9" (a 14-inch exaggeration). He very much wanted to be respected for his talent and said, "I'd like someday to reach the point when I'm known as the reverse Mickey Rooney."
He developed severe kyphoscoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine) at the time of his death that shortened his height to about 7 feet (213 cm). Eddie died at the age of 37 in Montefiore Hospital. - Moshe Weinberg was born on 19 September 1939 in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]. He was married to Mimi Weinberg . He died on 5 September 1972 in Munich, West Germany [now Germany].
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Manny Wynn was born in 1928 in Israel. She was a cinematographer, known for Tom Jones (1963), The Mind Snatchers (1972) and Girl with Green Eyes (1964). She died on 15 June 1975 in London, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Laurence Merrick was born on 22 April 1926 in Petah Tiova, Israel. Laurence was a director and writer, known for Black Angels (1970), Manson (1973) and Guess What Happened to Count Dracula? (1971). Laurence was married to Joan Huntington. Laurence died on 26 January 1977 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Bomba Tzur was born on 26 December 1928 in Haifa, Israel. He was an actor and producer, known for The Hero's Wife (1963), What a Gang (1962) and The Big Dig (1969). He died on 21 March 1979 in Herzliya, Israel.- Yigal Alon was born on 10 October 1918 in Kfar Tavor, Palestine [now Israel]. He died on 29 February 1980 in Afula, Israel.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Yaakov Shabtai was born on 8 March 1934 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was a writer, known for Uncle Peretz Takes Off (1993), Big Eyes (1974) and Things (1995). He died on 4 August 1981 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Born of Ukrainian Jewish immigrant parents in Palestine in 1915, Moshe Dayan joined the Haganah (Defense) the underground Jewish army in Palestine in 1929 with aimed to protect Jewish people from harassment and violence from the Muslim Palestinian population with resented Jewish presense in Palestine. In 1937 Dayan became a sergeant with the Jewish settlement police mobile unit and within a year launched raids against occupying British and local Palestinian troops. Within a year he was captured and imprisoned, but released in 1941 with an offer to join the British army in Palestine in fighting the pro-nazi Vichy French and Arab and German allies. It was during an early engagement in Lebanon that Dayan lost his left eye in combat. Dayan spent the rest of the war recovering from his wounds and slight seeing loss. In 1947 he became an officer in the Haganah for local Arab affairs and in 1948, at the start of the Israeli War for Independence, Dayan became a Colonel in the Israeli Army and saw many actions throughtout 1948. In 1952 Dayan became Chief of Operations in the Israeli army and in 1956 saw the highlight of his military career with the Sinai Campaign against Egypt (October 29-November 5) which his forces captured Sinai and the Gaza Strip. In 1958 he retired from active duty and spent time as a writer, journalist and military advisor. In 1967 Dayan became Minister of Defense for Israel which he was one of those who mastermined the decisive Six-Day War (June 5-10) against Egypt, Jordan and Syria which Israel again won the Sinai, Gaza Strip, as well as the West Bank of Jordan and the Golan Heights. Critized for the Israeli's army unreadness for the Yom Kipper War of 1973 (October 6-24) Dayan resigned as Minster of Defense on June 3, 1974. From 1977 to 1979 he was the Foreign Minster of Israel which he helped negotiate the final peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Living from then on in virtual retirement, Moshe Dayan died in 1981.
- Devora Bakon was born on 24 February 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress, known for Private Popsicle (1982), Private Manoeuvres (1983) and Am Yisrael Hai (1981). She died on 18 March 1983.
- Avraham Yoffe was born on 25 October 1913 in Yavneel, Israel. He died on 11 April 1983 in Israel.
- Actress
- Writer
- Casting Director
Anne Marisse was born on 15 December 1935 in Palestine [now Israel]. She was an actress and writer, known for Graduation Day (1981), Haunts (1976) and High Street (1976). She was married to Herb Freed. She died on 18 February 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Yigael Yadin was born on 20 March 1917 in Jerusalem, Israel. He died on 24 June 1984 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Danièle Messia was born on 27 October 1956 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. She died on 13 June 1985 in France.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Yona Wallach was born on 10 June 1944 in Kiryat Ono, Israel. She is known for Ha-Shminiya (2005), On Any Saturday (2006) and London et Kirschenbaum (2003). She died on 29 September 1985 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Moshe Ish-Kassit was born on 14 October 1947 in Israel. He was an actor, known for Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer (1976), Charlie and a Half (1974) and Goodbye, New York (1985). He was married to Ruti Ish-Kassit. He died on 14 July 1987 in Israel.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Born in Jerusalem November 4th, 1929. Fourth generation Israeli. Educated at "Alliance" school of Jerusalem. In his teens studied at "Haohel" Theatre Studio. At the age of 15 joined the "Palmach" underground forces and participated in safeguarding the convoys to Jerusalem. Also fought at the "Palyam" (Palmach's Naval section), where he met Dan Ben-Amotz, who was very impressed with his comic talents, and appointed him to his friend Haim Heffer, founder of the "The Cheezbatron", the Palmach's entertainment troupe. Ophir was the first person asked to contribute his multi-talents to the band and became its undisputed star. Besides his many comic pieces, he became a musical performer, singing the band's first songs: "Dahilak Motke" with Naomi Polani, "Inyan Shel Offi" (A matter of character) with Rivka Kramer and "Ani Akiva". He met his first spouse, the singer Ohela Halevi at The Cheezbatron.
Was invited by Marlene Dietrich to join her in creating a show. The great actress also designated him words of admiration in a book written by her. Life magazine defined him as standing in line with Marcel Marceau as one of the world's best mime artists.- Soundtrack
Zohar Argov (born Zohar Orqabi) was a popular Mizrahi (Middle Eastern) singer with a distinctive voice.
He was born July 16, 1955 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. he was the eldest of ten children in a Yemenite Jewish Family. He earned the title "HaMelekh" (the King) during a time when mainstream, overseas pop music dominated radio airplay, rather than traditional Oriental style music, as was his style. He is still undisputed "The King" of Mizrahi music. Modern singers continually remake his songs.
Zohar Argov unfortunately allowed heroin addiction to cause problems in his professional and personal life, but is was mostly ignored by those around him because he was still able to amaze crowds with his performances, including live.
He was arrested on alleged rape charges, and committed suicide in his cell by hanging the morning of November 6, 1987.
He was survived by his mother (who died in 1995), ten siblings, and his son Gili Argov, now a singer in Israel. His accomplishments and contributions to Israeli music are still acknowledged to this day.- Mona Silberstein was born on 30 November 1947 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress, known for Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit (1972), Operation Thunderbolt (1977) and Saint Cohen (1975). She was married to Amnon Israeli. She died on 31 March 1988 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hillel Slovak was born on 13 April 1962 in Acre, Israel. He was an actor, known for Less Than Zero (1987), Tough Guys (1986) and Red Hot Chili Peppers: Catholic School Girls Rule (1985). He died on 25 June 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ben Astar was born on 15 June 1909 in Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor, known for Bye Bye Birdie (1963), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and 5 Fingers (1952). He was married to Isabella Milch. He died on 20 October 1988 in Tarzana, California, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Gadi Danzig was born on 7 February 1944 in Israel. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for America 3000 (1986), Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) and Stalin's Disciples (1986). He died on 16 May 1989 in Clark Air Force Base, Philippines.- Talia Shapira was born on August 6, 1946 in Ramat Gan, Israel. She was an actress and writer, known for her roles in films including -Hagiga Le'enayim (1975), Einayim Gdolot (1974) Belfer (1978) and many more. She died on January 24, 1992 in Israel. Talia was also an influential comedian and performer during the late 80's and early 90's, with a popular one woman show and many appearances at the Saturday night show in Channel One of the Israeli TV.
- Absalon was born on 26 December 1964 in Ashdod, Israel. He died on 10 October 1993 in Paris, France.
- Writer
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aziz Ghazal's beginnings as a filmmaker was when he attended USC Film School and ran the stock room for just over ten years. It was during this period that he made short films and had free use of the school's equipment to attempt to make his own films. During this period, Ghazal wrote and produced schlock horror film Zombie High (1987) and _Natural History Of Parking Lots (1990)_. For the latter he used students at USC to his advantage to help with the making of the film and demanded that their involvement earn degree credits. In 1992, Ghazil was introduced to The Brave, a novel by Gregory McDonald by his friend Paul McCudden who liked the book. Ghazil was to direct, from a script by McCudden and author McDonald offered a one year option on his book.
In late 1993, Ghazil broke into his ex-wife Becky's house and beat her to death, as well as his daughter Khadijah, and then set the house on fire. Ghazal disappeared, and was discovered dead in January of 1994 by hikers. He had shot himself with a .380 calibre pistol. A note was found inside his abandoned car that read "You can never know the pain you caused me" as well as a copy of The Brave. Johnny Depp later wrote, directed and starred in his own version of the book _The Brave (1997)_.- Writer
- Actor
Yigal Mossinson was born on 25 December 1917 in Ein Ganim, Israel. He was a writer and actor, known for Kazablan (1973), La salamandra del deserto (1970) and Casablan (1963). He died on 1 May 1994 in Israel.- Godfrey Quigley was born on 4 May 1923 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Get Carter (1971). He was married to Genevieve Lyons. He died on 7 September 1994 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Director
- Actress
Galit Rozen was born on 14 November 1971 in Holon, Israel. She was a director and actress, known for Hezyonot (1995). She died on 19 October 1994 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
David Avidan was born on 21 February 1934 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was a director and writer, known for A Message from the Future (1981), Sex (1970) and Behind the Fence (1974). He died on 11 May 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Mordechay Gur was born on 6 May 1930 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a writer, known for Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit (1972), A Search for Solid Ground: The Intifada Through Israeli Eyes (1990) and 60 Minutes (1968). He died on 16 July 1995 in Israel.
- Cinematographer
Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974-77, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.
Rabin was born in Jerusalem to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and was raised in a Labor Zionist household. He learned agriculture in school and excelled as a student. He led a 27-year career as a soldier and ultimately attained the rank of Rav Aluf. As a teenager he joined the Palmach, the commando force of the Yishuv. He eventually rose through its ranks to become its chief of operations during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He joined the newly formed Israel Defense Forces in late 1948 and continued to rise as a promising officer. He helped shape the training doctrine of the IDF in the early 1950s, and led the IDF's Operations Directorate from 1959 to 1963. He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1964 and oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Rabin served as Israel's ambassador to the United States from 1968 to 1973, during a period of deepening U.S.-Israel ties. He was appointed Prime Minister of Israel in 1974 after the resignation of Golda Meir. In his first term, Rabin signed the Sinai Interim Agreement and ordered the Entebbe raid. He resigned in 1977 in the wake of a financial scandal. Rabin was Israel's minister of defense for much of the 1980s, including during the outbreak of the First Intifada.
In 1992, Rabin was re-elected as prime minister on a platform embracing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. He signed several historic agreements with the Palestinian leadership as part of the Oslo Accords. In 1994, Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize together with long-time political rival Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Rabin also signed a peace treaty with Jordan in 1994. In November 1995, he was assassinated by an extremist named Yigal Amir, who opposed the terms of the Oslo Accords. Amir was convicted of Rabin's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel and was the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol. Rabin has become a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.- Ilan Ostrove was born on 30 June 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was an actor, known for Simon and the Witch (1987), The Good Guys (1992) and Mother Goose Stories (1990). He died on 12 August 1997 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Nissim Aloni was born on 24 August 1926 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was a writer, known for The Pill (1972), The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter (1974) and BeMdinat Ha-Yehudim (2004). He was married to Elana Eden. He died on 13 June 1998 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Nehama Hendel was born on 22 August 1936 in Jerusalem, Israel. She was an actress, known for Pillar of Fire (1959), Shabatot VeHagim (2000) and Zu Gast im Olympia (1966). She died on 29 September 1998.- Writer
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Meir Ariel was born on 2 March 1942 in Mishmarot, Israel. He was a writer and composer, known for Lo Kolel Sherut (1990), Babylon Blues (2011) and Shuroo (1990). He died on 18 July 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Hanoch Levin was born on 18 December 1943 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a writer and actor, known for Fantasy on a Romantic Theme (1977), Television Theater (1953) and Floch (1972). He died on 18 August 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Ofra Haza was born on 19 November 1957 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress and composer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), American Psycho (2000) and Head-On (2004). She was married to Doron Ashkenazi. She died on 23 February 2000 in Ramat Gan, Israel.- Dudu Dotan was born on 20 September 1948 in Haifa, Israel. He was an actor, known for Breaking (1985), Zohar (1993) and Avodah B'Eynaim (1988). He died on 8 September 2001 in Turkey.
- Director
- Writer
Sharon Amrani was born in 1970 in Holon, Israel. He was a director and writer, known for Lag B'Omer (1998), Mother Marries Avram (1997) and Shalom Leben Dodi (1999). He died on 10 September 2001 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Music Department
- Actress
- Composer
Daphna Eilat was born on 19 June 1938 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress and composer, known for Hole in the Moon (1964), Parpar Nechmad (1982) and Rega im Dodley (1976). She died on 4 November 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Menahem Einy was born on 27 October 1949 in Petah Tikva, Israel. He was an actor, known for Zohar (1993), The Delta Force (1986) and The Band (1978). He was married to Sharon Einy. He died on 3 December 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Ilan Ramon was born on 20 June 1954 in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was married to Rona Ramon. He died on 1 February 2003 in Texas, USA.
- Simcha Dinitz was born on 23 June 1929 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was married to Vivian Masha Aviva Kinsburg. He died on 23 September 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel.