Memorial Page for Ephraim Kishon (née Hofmann Ferenc)
Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director
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August 23rd, 2026
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Ephraim Kishon (* August 23, 1924 in Budapest; † January 29, 2005 in Appenzell) was an israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director. He was 80 years old. He was married to Sara Kishon and Lisa Kishon. He had 3 children. He received 10 awards, including Israel Prize, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Trumpeldor cemetery.
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13 EventsBorn in Budapest, Hungary
1924Sokolov Award
1958Married Sara Kishon
1959until 2002
Kinor David
1964Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
1971The Policeman
Orden wider den tierischen Ernst
1978Order of Karl Valentin
1985Golden Schlitzohr
1988Ophir Award for lifetime achievement
1993Bialik Prize
1998Israel Prize
2002Married Lisa Kishon
2003until 2005
Died in Appenzell, Appenzell Inner Rhodes (myocardial infarction)
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Ephraim Kishon (née Hofmann Ferenc). Forever remembered.