George Ovadiah
George Ovadiah (Arabic: چورچ اوڤادي; Hebrew: ג'ורג' עובדיה; Persian: گرجی عبادیا; c. 1925 – 1996), also known as George Obadiah, was an Iraqi-born Israeli film director, scriptwriter and producer.[1]
George Ovadiah | |
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چورچ اوڤادي | |
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| Born | c. 1925 |
| Died | 27 June 1996 (aged 70–71) |
| Burial place | Yarkon Cemetery |
| Other names | George Obadiah, Gorji Obadiah, George Ovadya |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, scriptwriter, film producer |
Ovadiah and Uri Zohar on the set of the movie "Call me Shmil", 1973
Biography
George Ovadiah was born in c. 1925 in Baghdad, Iraq. He immigrated to Iran in 1949, where he became an established filmmaker.[1] In Iran he directed 25 films and occasionally was an actor.[2] In 1967 he made "Harbor of Love", an Israeli-Iranian coproduction.
In 1969 he immigrated to Israel. Ovadiah directed 13 Israeli films, focused in melodrama and comedy genres, they were Bourekas film. Initially his films were box office successes, but his later films were failures. In 1996 the Israeli Film Academy paid a tribute to his memory.[1]
See also
References
- Amy Kornish and Costel Safirman, Israeli Film – A Reference Guide, Praeger, 2003, p. 204-205.
- Meir Schnitzer, Israeli Cinema: Facts/ Plots/ Directors / Opinions, Kinneret Publishing House, 1994. p. 385.
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