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Marwan G. Najjar

Marwan Georges Najjar (Arabic: مروان جورج نجار; 2 January 1947 – 14 February 2023) was a Lebanese scriptwriter and producer.[1][2]

Marwan Najjar
Najjar in 2022
Born
Marwan Georges Najjar

(1947-01-02)2 January 1947
Beirut, Lebanon
Died14 February 2023(2023-02-14) (aged 76)
Bishmezzine, Koura District, Lebanon
EducationAmerican University of Beirut
Occupations
  • Scriptwriter
  • producer

Early life and education

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Najjar graduated with a degree in comparative literature and education from the American University of Beirut in 1969.[3][4] Later, he completed his post-graduate studies at the same university.[5]

Career

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In 1970, he collaborated with Kifah Fakhoury and created a musical show named AUB 1910 while studying at the university.[4]

Najjar started his professional career as a cultural journalist and worked for Ousbouh el-Arabi (Arab Week) and al-Diyar magazine.[5] Later, in 1977, he changed his career and joined television when he met television star Hind Abillamah and her husband Antoine Rémy.[5][4] With their help, he transitioned his career and wrote his first series, Diala in 1978.[5][4] He continued work in his new chosen career. His educational urge compelled him to work for a notable quiz show of his time, Al Moutafawikoun.[4]

His work slowly shifted towards comedy and in 1982 he worked on the Lebanese version of Georges Feydeau's La Puce à l’Oreille (Le3ib el Far) or A Flee (sic) in Her Ear.[4]

Consequently, he founded Marwan Najjar's Theatre Company which produced plays for twenty-three consecutive years performing more than 20 plays.[4]

In the 1990s, he returned to television along with his ongoing career in theatre and worked on family titles such as Match-Seekers (Talbeen el Orb) and A Glimpse of Love (Lam7it hob).[4]

In 2001 he launched his first movie Mechwar The Journey starring actor Yorgo Chalhoub, followed the next year by Fall for me A7ebini[6] starring Viviane Antonios and Badih Abou Chakra.

In 2004, his movie Summer Breeze Nasmat Sayf was released.[7]

Personal life and death

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Marwan Najjar was a brother of Souheil, Dr. Walid, and Ramsay G. Najjar.[3]

Najjar died on 14 February 2023, at the age of 76.[8]

Filmography

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Marwan Najjar has worked on the following titles:[9]

For TV

  • Diala (1978)
  • Sami Maseh al ahziya - Sami the shoe shine (1978)
  • Al Chafak - Twilight (1981)
  • Basmat al Takhalli - The Smile of Desertion (1984)[10]
  • Istaz Mandour - Professor Mandour (1985)[11]
  • Zawj el Anissa - The Miss's Husband (1985)[12]
  • Rehlat Al Omor - The Journey of a Lifetime (1985)[13]
  • Fares Ibn Em Fares (1987)
  • Harreef w Zareef - Cute and Clever (1994)
  • Tijaraton aan Taradin - Consensual Trade (1995)
  • Talbeen el Orb - Match-seekers (1997))[3]
  • Men aha Byout Rass Beirut - Best homes of Ras Beirut (2001)[3]
  • Bent el Hay - Neighborhood's Daughter (2001)
  • Lamhet Hobb - Love Glimpse (2002)
  • Myriana (2003)[3]
  • Hassad el Mawassem - Harvest Seasons (2002)
  • Sarit Maeh - Happened Indeed (2004)[4]
  • Hello Adar - March's dream (2006)
  • Al Taghiya - The Tyrant (2007)[14]
  • That w Nabat - Happy ever after (2009)
  • Mouaabad - Sentenced for life (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Mamiche family look to reopen Piccadilly Theater".
  2. ^ "REPORT: Lebanese writer wins Arabic competition's prize". LBCI Lebanon.
  3. ^ a b c d e "مروان نجار لـ "الشرق الأوسط": ابتعدتُ لجنوح الإنتاج إلى السهولة". الشرق الأوسط.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Marwan Najjar".
  5. ^ a b c d Najjar, Marwan (12 April 2021). "Marwan Najjar : J'aime être acteur en écrivant..." [Marwan Najjar: I like being an actor while writing...]. L'Orient-Le Jour (Interview) (in French). Interviewed by Edgar Davidian.
  6. ^ فلم اللبناني احبيني لبديع ابو شقرا و فيفيان انطونيوس, retrieved 7 January 2022
  7. ^ "نسمة صيف قريبا في دور العرض". جريدة القبس.
  8. ^ مروان نجّار... وداعاً [Marwan Najjar... Farewell]. MTV Lebanon (in Arabic). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ^ "مروان نجار - ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com.
  10. ^ مسلسل - بسمة التخلي - 1984 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
  11. ^ مسلسل - الأستاذ مندور - 1987 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
  12. ^ مسلسل - زوج الأنسة - 1990 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
  13. ^ مسلسل - رحلة العمر - 1985 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
  14. ^ "صقر ينتهي من "الطاغية"". جريدة القبس.
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