Peter Frye

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Peter Frye (1914-1991; born Peter Friedman) [1] was a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film director.

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Frye, who was Jewish, was born on March 1, 1914, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Frye, who spoke fluent English, French, German, Hebrew and Spanish, fought in the Spanish Civil War from 1937 to 1938 as a member of the XV International Brigade and was wounded in action. [1] He emigrated to Israel in the 1950s [2] and became a drama professor at the University of Tel Aviv, and also worked as a stage director, actor, screenwriter and film director. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1970s. [2]

Frye co-wrote the screenplay for the 1954 Israel war film Hill 24 Doesn't Answer ( Hebrew : גבעה 24 אינה עונה; Giv'a 24 Einah Ona), [3] [4] the first feature film produced in Israel. He directed, and co-wrote the screenplay for, the 1961 Israeli drama film I Like Mike (Hebrew : איי לייק מייק), which was entered for the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. [5] He co-directed the 1963 Israeli documentary film The Hero's Wife (Eshet Hagibor), which depicted life on a kibbutz, [6] [7] [8] [9] and directed the 1960 Israeli drama film Surprise Part, [10] the 1966 documentary film Israel – The Holy Land [11] and the 1969 Israel film My Margo. [7]

His acting roles included Kasyan in the 1976 film The Sell Out , Pontius Pilate in the 1979 film Jesus , Rutherford in the 1984 film Nineteen Eighty Four [12] and Professor Maddox in the 1988 British TV film Mr Know-all. [13] He also acted in the 1972 Jack Gold film The Gangster Show: The Irresistible Rise of Arturo Uri. [14]

He was married twice. His first wife was Romanian actress Batya Lancet with whom he had a daughter. His second marriage, from 1970 until his death, was to English actress Thelma Ruby. From 1980, they adapted and performed together in the play Momma Golda about the life of Golda Meir, Israel's first and only woman Prime Minister. [15]

Frye died on June 2, 1991, in Sutton, London, England, UK. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1943Seeds of Freedom
1968Ha-DybbukSender
1976 The Sell Out Kasyan
1976 The Passover Plot Herod AntipasUncredited
1979 Jesus Pontius Pilate
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Rutherford
1985 King David Judean Elder

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  2. 1 2 Steir-Livny, Liat (2018). "The Hero's Wife: The Depiction of Female Holocaust Survivors in Israeli Cinema Prior to the Eichmann Trial and in its Aftermath" (PDF). Polish Political Science Yearbook. 47 (2): 410. ISSN   0208-7375 . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ A. W. (3 November 1955). "Israeli 'Hill 24 Doesn't Answer' at World". The New York Times . p. 37. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: I Like Mike". Cannes Festival . Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Eshet Ha'Gibor (1963)". British Film Institute . Retrieved 21 April 2023.[ dead link ]
  7. 1 2 Steir-Livny, Liat (2018). "The Hero's Wife: The Depiction of Female Holocaust Survivors in Israeli Cinema Prior to the Eichmann Trial and in its Aftermath" (PDF). Polish Political Science Yearbook. 47 (2): 406–413. ISSN   0208-7375 . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Peter Frye". filmportal.de. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hero's Wife". Chicago Reader . 26 October 1985. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Surprise Part (1960)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Israel - The Holy Land (1966)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nineteen Eighty-Four: Movie (1984)". orwell.ru. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mr Know-all (1988)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Gangster Show: The Irresistible Rise of Arturo Uri". Mubi . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Miller, Sarah (29 September 2022). "At 97, Thelma Ruby is both a marvel and a rarity". Jewish News . Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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