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Ehud Manor (1941-2005)
- Obituary from Haaretz
- More biographical details
- Further references
1. Obituary from Haaretz
Israel Prize laureate Ehud Manor dies at the age of 64
© http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/564039.html
Tue., April 12, 2005 Nisan 3, 5765
By Haaretz Service
Israel Prize laureate Ehud Manor passed away early Tuesday morning in
his Tel Aviv apartment at the age of 64, probably of heart failure. Manor
was one of Israel's most prolific and well-loved songwriters.
Long lasting and fruitful collaborations Manor had with musicians and
singers over the years include Mati Caspi, Riki Gal and Boaz Sharabi.
Manor's oeuvre comprises hundreds of songs that have become cornerstones
of Israeli music such as 'Ein li erertz aheret,' 'Lo dibarnu
od al ahava' and 'Halevay.' His song 'Abanibi obo e
be,' composed by Nurit Hirsch, won the 1977 Eurovision competition.
Israel's leading singers performed Manor's songs, among them Ilan and
Ilanit, Avi Toledano, Oshik Levy, Yardena Arazi, Haim Moshe, Eli Luzon,
Zehava Ben, Yoav Yitzhak, Aviva Avidan and Sarit Hadad.
Manor also translated several famous plays from English to Hebrew, including
the musical Hair and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
and the Twelfth Night.
In 1998 Ehud Manor became an Israel Prize laureate for his unique contribution
to Israeli songwriting.
Ehud Manor will be buried at the Binyamina cemetery on Wednesday.
2. More biographical details:
Ehud Manor began working at Israel Radio in 1962 (before the days of
Israeli Television) as an editor and presenter, and he continued presenting
radio programmes throughout his life. He wrote songs with romantic sentiment,
passion and professional technique for over 40 years, many of which merit
their place in Israeli poetry, while all merit their place in Israeli
song.
His themes related to Israel, in general; his loved ones, his home town
of Binyamina, and current events, in particular. He wrote love songs to
his wife, but the landmark song that made him famous was "Achi
Hatza'ir Yehuda" (http://www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=achihatzairyehudah)
, the first of those dedicated to his younger brother who died on the
Suez Canal in 1968, aged 19: there is a personal background to many of
his songs http://www.hebrewsongs.com/artists-ehudmanorsonglist.htm
Although many of his songs were written for and rendered by other artistes,
he also performed his own compositions, particularly with Hanan Yuval,
with whom he began collaborating in the 1980s. In addition to the many
famous people for and with whom he wrote, he was the composer of the song
"K'shetavo" for the Free Ron Arad Campaign. In the
mid-1990s, he also began writing songs for Israeli "Mediterranean
style" music (Greek-oriental).
As a lyricist, he was thus inspired by those close to him and events
close to his own life; as a professional, he worked constantly and consistently
with other lyricists, composers, and performers, among whom he was popular
and highly revered. As a person, he was charming and modest with everyone
- from stars to ordinary people - and everyone returned this warmth. He
travelled widely and also allowed his texts to be used to promote the
use of songs for Hebrew language on a specialist non-profit website.
In addition to his well known Hebrew theatrical and musical "translations"
for the Israeli stage, Ehud Manor wrote the original score to "The
Satan from Moscow", a stage musical produced by the Gesher Theatre
Company, in 2001. That year, his friends and colleagues produced a 60th
birthday tribute to him as a classic songwriter and friend http://www.hebrewsongs.com/artists-ehudmanor60th.htm
.
Ehud Manor completed a BA in Psychology and English Literature at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studied Communications at New York University
and held an MA from the University of Cambridge, UK. Only a week before
his sudden death of a heart attack, Ehud Manor was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate by the University of Bar Ilan, for his outstanding contribution
to and creativity in Hebrew song. In an interview subsequent to the award
ceremony, on Israel's Galei Tzahal, he said that he had written over a
thousand songs, but never actually counted them - the count had been made
by friends in 2001, which meant that the figure required updating. He
said that he was less concerned about the past than what he was going
to do in the future, and looked forward to continuing his writing. Sadly,
he and his muse have been taken from us prematurely.
Ehud Manor is survived by his wife, Ofra Fuchs, his children: Gali,
Libi, Yehuda, and his grandchildren.
[Gila Ansell Brauner]
3. Further references
Songs
http://www.hebrewsongs.com/artists-ehudmanor.htm
Biography & Interview with Ehud Manor, detailed (Spanish)
http://www.wzo.org.il/es/recursos/view.asp?id=1424&subject=109
Hebrew biography
http://www.mooma.com/Biography.asp?ArtistId=2406
JAFI Hebrew website - Ehud Manor/Hanan Yovel, "Ani Tzioni Optimi"
song, accompanying a JAFI slide show (Rosh Hashanah greeting 5765)
http://www.jafi.org.il/yearend/yearend2004c.html
Russian:
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/RUSSIAN/people/Writers/manor.html
Listen to Israelhour's recent radio show tribute to Ehud Manor by The
Israel Hour (Rutgers University). Real One required. http://web.media.mit.edu/~echalom/israelhour/041705.ram
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