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Edna Mazia

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Edna Mazia
עדנה מזי"א
Born(1949-07-24)24 July 1949
Tel Aviv, Israel
Died10 December 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 74)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Burial placeNahalal Cemetery
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • author

Edna Mazia (Hebrew: עדנה מזי"א; 24 July 1949 – 10 December 2023) was an Israeli playwright, author, screenwriter, and director.[1]

Biography

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Mazia began her career as a screenwriter, working with film director Amos Guttman on several films in the early 1980s. She transitioned to playwright in the 1990s, with her first play premiering in 1991 at Haifa Theatre.[2]

Mazia was considered as one of the top playwrights in the Israeli theatre, as well as finding success as a theatre director and directing all theatre plays by her friend Anat Gov.[3]

Mazia died in Tel Aviv on 10 December 2023, at the age of 74. She was buried at Nahalal.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "המחזאית והבימאית עדנה מזי"א נפטרה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Davar1. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "המחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "הבימאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה" (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ "הבמאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א ("משחקים בחצר האחורית") הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Walla. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.