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Shmuel Yosef Agnon(1888-1970)

  • Writer
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born on 17 July 1888 in Buczacz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Buchach, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Shabbat Hamalka (1965), Directions (1960) and In the Prime of Her Life (2010). He was married to Esther Marx. He died on 17 February 1970 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
BornJuly 17, 1888
DiedFebruary 17, 1970(81)
BornJuly 17, 1888
DiedFebruary 17, 1970(81)
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Oded Teomi and Ami Segal in Shabbat Hamalka (1965)
Shabbat Hamalka
  • Writer(as Shai Agnon)
  • 1965
Directions (1960)
Directions
5.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Sivan Levy Zakin in In the Prime of Her Life (2010)
In the Prime of Her Life
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2010

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Writer

  • Sivan Levy Zakin in In the Prime of Her Life (2010)
    In the Prime of Her Life
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2010
  • Directions (1960)
    Directions
    5.3
    TV Series
    • based on the works of
    • 1967
  • Oded Teomi and Ami Segal in Shabbat Hamalka (1965)
    Shabbat Hamalka
    • story (as Shai Agnon)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Shai Agnon
  • Born
    • July 17, 1888
    • Buczacz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Buchach, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • February 17, 1970
    • Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Spouse
    • Esther MarxMay 6, 1919 - February 17, 1970 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature, 1966.
  • Nickname
    • Shay

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