Edna Mazia Explained

Edna Mazia
Native Name Lang:he
Birth Date:24 July 1949
Birth Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Death Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Burial Place:Nahalal Cemetery

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

Biography

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]

Notes and References

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