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Bomba Tzur

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Bomba Tzur
בומבה צור
Tzur in They Were Ten (1960)
Born
Yosef Welzer

(1928-12-26)26 December 1928
Died21 March 1979(1979-03-21) (aged 50)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1947–1979
Children3

Yosef "Bomba" Tzur (né Yosef Welzer; 26 December 1928 – 21 March 1979) was an Israeli theatre and film actor, screenwriter, producer, and comedian.

Tzur is best remembered for his roles in the films Dalia And The Sailors (1964), Hole in the Moon (1964), Trunk to Cairo (1965), Fortuna (1966), Blaumilch Canal (1969), and Big Gus, What's the Fuss? (1973).

He was a recipient of the Kinor David award.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life

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His first wife was Ila Nodelman, and they had a son named Amnon.[8] A year after the death of his second wife from cancer, Tzur died from the same disease. He was buried next to his wife in the cemetery in Herzliya.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Sarah Blacher (1990). Jewish Wry: Essays on Jewish Humor. Wayne State University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-8143-2366-3.
  2. ^ Helman, Anat (2015). Jews and Their Foodways. Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-026542-7.
  3. ^ Leaman, Oliver (16 December 2003). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4.
  4. ^ Kronish, Amy; Safirman, Costel (2003). Israeli Film: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-313-32144-3.
  5. ^ World Filmography. Tantivy Press. 1968. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-904208-36-8.
  6. ^ Kronish, Amy (1996). World Cinema: Israel. Flicks Books. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-948911-70-5.
  7. ^ "Bomba TZUR". notreCinema.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ "אמון אילה". izkor.maaganm.co.il. Retrieved 2023-12-20.