George Ovadiah

• Name — George Ovadiah • Native Name — چورچ اوڤادي • Other Names — George Obadiah, Gorji Obadiah, George Ovadya • Born — c. 1925 • Birthplace — Baghdad, Iraq • Died — 27 June 1996 1925 • Place of death — Holon, Israel • Burial Place — Yarkon Cemetery • Occupation — Film director, scriptwriter, film producer • Illustration — Ovadiah and Uri Zohar on the set of the movie "Call me Shmil", 1973

George Ovadiah was born in c. 1925 in Baghdad, Iraq. He immigrated to Iran in 1949, where he became an established filmmaker. In Iran he directed 25 films and occasionally was an actor. In 1967 he made "Harbor of Love", an Israeli-Iranian coproduction. In 1969 he immigrated to Israel. Ovadiah directed 13 Israeli films, focused in melodrama and comedy known as Bourekas film. Initially his films were box office successes, but his later films were failures. In 1996 the Israeli Film Academy paid tribute to his memory. He died on 27 June 1996 in Holon, Israel.

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