Ephraim Kishon

Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director.

Born August 23rd, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]

Died January 29th, 2005 at 80 years old in Appenzell (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
actor, art historian, film director, journalist, opinion journalist, playwright, screenwriter, sculptor, writer
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel