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Hanna Maron (; 22 November 1923 – 30 May 2014) was a German-born Israeli actress, comedian and theater personality. She held the world record for the longest career in theater.

Life and career

Hanna Meierzak was born in

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on 22 November 1923. Her father, Isaac, was an electrician. As a child, her mother, Rosa, encouraged her acting career and enrolled her in a special school where she studied with the children of foreign diplomats.She appeared in stage productions, films, and radio plays. In 1931 she appeared uncredited in

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's '' M''. In 1932, she and her mother left Berlin for Paris. In 1933, she

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with her family to

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.The family settled in Tel Aviv and her father became the first immigrant to be hired by the Palestine Electric Company. In 1940, Meron joined

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. During World War II, she volunteered for the Auxiliary Territorial Service of the British army, serving two years before joining the Jewish Brigade's entertainment troupe. In 1945 she joined the

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Theater in

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. As a member of the repertory committee, she helped shape the company's repertoire, including new works by Israeli dramatists. Early on, she appeared in supporting roles, but after her success as Mika in ''He Walked in the Fields'' by

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, she became one of Israel's leading actresses. She married a fellow actor, Yossi Yadin (son of the archaeologist

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and brother of the Israeli

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). They were together for six years. Among her better known roles were in '' Pygmalion'', ''

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'' and '' Hello, Dolly!'', as well as several plays by

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. On 10 February 1970, the airport bus transport to her London-bound

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flight at the Munich-Riem Airport was attacked by Palestinian terrorists. Sustaining serious injuries in a grenade attack, her leg had to be amputated, but she resumed her acting career a year later. She remained a peace activist. She starred in the films ''Aunt Clara'' (1977), '' The Vulture'' (1981) and ''Dead End Street'' (1982). From 1983 to 1986 she starred in the Israeli sitcom ''Krovim, Krovim'' ("Near Ones, Dear Ones"). In 2000 she initiated and founded the

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Theater Ensemble. She directed and participated in an evening of Alterman poems, and on an evening of

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's works. In late 2003, she returned to the Cameri to play in a comedy. In 2004 she starred in a theater event that reenacted an

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s' trial. She was married to architect

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, with whom she had three children: Amnon, an architect, Ofra, a philosopher, and Dafna, an actress. Hanna Maron died in

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on 30 May 2014, aged 90.

Legacy in popular culture

A new graphic novel biography is due to appear in German in September 2016:

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, ''Vor allem eins: Dir selbst sei treu. Die Schauspielerin Channa Maron'', lit. ''First and foremost: be true to yourself. Actress Hanna Maron.'' In 2017, an exhibition was created by Barbara Yelin and

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after Yelin's graphic novel. It was shown at German high schools (the Heinz Berggruen Gymnasium in

and the Humboldt Gymnasium at

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), the

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, and the Goethe Institutes in

and

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Awards and honours

* In 1971, she was awarded the Herzl Award for her work in arts. * In 1973, Maron was awarded the

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in theatre. * In 1994, she received an honorary doctorate from

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. * In 2007, she received an honorary doctorate from

Ben-Gurion University Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) (, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Named after Israeli national founder David Ben-Gurion, the university was founded in 1969 and currently has f ...

. * ''

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'' dubbed her "The first lady of Israeli theater". * She was cited as an inspiration by many Israeli actors, including

Yehoram Gaon Yehoram Gaon (; born December 28, 1939) is an Israeli singer, actor, director, comedian, producer, TV and radio host, and public figure. He has also written and edited books on Israeli culture. The son of Sephardic Jewish parents—a Bosnian f ...

and

Gila Almagor Gila Almagor Agmon (; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of the Israeli cinema and theatre". Biography Gila Alexandrowitz (Almagor) was born in Petah Tikva to Je ...

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Life and career

Legacy in popular culture

Awards and honours

See also

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