Marwan G. Najjar
Marwan Najjar | |
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 Najjar in 2022 | |
| Born | Marwan Georges Najjar 2 January 1947 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Died | 14 February 2023 (aged 76) Bishmezzine, Koura District, Lebanon |
| Education | American University of Beirut |
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Marwan Georges Najjar (Arabic: مروان جورج نجار; 2 January 1947 – 14 February 2023) was a Lebanese scriptwriter and producer.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Mamiche family look to reopen Piccadilly Theater".
- ^ "REPORT: Lebanese writer wins Arabic competition's prize". LBCI Lebanon.
- ^ a b c d e "مروان نجار لـ "الشرق الأوسط": ابتعدتُ لجنوح الإنتاج إلى السهولة". الشرق الأوسط.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Marwan Najjar".
- ^ 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.
- ^ فلم اللبناني احبيني لبديع ابو شقرا و فيفيان انطونيوس, retrieved 7 January 2022
- ^ "نسمة صيف قريبا في دور العرض". جريدة القبس.
- ^ مروان نجّار... وداعاً [Marwan Najjar... Farewell]. MTV Lebanon (in Arabic). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "مروان نجار - ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو". elCinema.com.
- ^ مسلسل - بسمة التخلي - 1984 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
- ^ مسلسل - الأستاذ مندور - 1987 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
- ^ مسلسل - زوج الأنسة - 1990 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
- ^ مسلسل - رحلة العمر - 1985 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 7 January 2022
- ^ "صقر ينتهي من "الطاغية"". جريدة القبس.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1947 births
- 2023 deaths
- Lebanese film producers
- American University of Beirut alumni
- Academic staff of Lebanese University
- Writers from Beirut
- Lebanese screenwriters
- Male screenwriters
- 20th-century screenwriters
- 20th-century Lebanese writers
- 20th-century male writers
- 21st-century Lebanese writers
- 21st-century male writers
- Lebanese male writers