Anat Gov

Born in Tiberias, Gov moved to Tel Aviv with her family when she was three years old. She graduated from Thelma Yellin High School of Arts with theatre degree. By the beginning of the 1970s, she joined up with the IDF’s military entertainment troupe where she met her later husband Gidi Gov. Gov later studied at the stage department of Tel Aviv University and she had a short career as a stage actress but she left after one play.

Gov found professional success as a writer. As a screenwriter, she wrote for television shows such as Zehu Ze!. She also wrote the screenplay for her husband’s satirical late-night show. As a playwright, many of the plays Gov wrote were brought to some of Israel’s prominent theatres. She was also responsible for the Hebrew translation of international plays such as Via Dolorosa and Mother Courage and Her Children. Gov’s most famous play, however was the 2011 play Happy Ending which explores the central protagonist’s battle with cancer.[2]

Gov was well known for her outspoken left-wing views and her support for Zionism. She became vocal in her political views following Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. Her most notable comment was when she stated that the Six-Day War is not truly over.

Gov died in Tel Aviv following a long struggle with colorectal cancer on December 9, 2012 four days before her 59th birthday.[3][4] She was buried at Menucha Nechona Cemetery in Kfar Saba.

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