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{{Short description|Israeli actress (1931–2021)}}
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'''Haya Harareet''' ({{langx|he|חיה הררית}}) (20 September 1931 – 3 February 2021<ref name="Death">{{cite news|last=Anderman|first=Nirit|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-ben-hur-star-haya-harareet-dies-1.9508938|title='Ben-Hur' Star, Israeli Actress Haya Harareet, Dies|work=]|date=3 February 2021|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref>) was an Israeli actress and screenwriter. One of her major film roles was playing Esther, Ben Hur's love interest in the 1959 Hollywood-made film '']''.<ref name="BurtonO'Sullivan2009">{{cite book|last1=Burton|first1=Alan|last2=O'Sullivan|first2=Tim|title=The Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CXDdTR62pd4C|year=2009|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=978-0-7486-3289-3|pages=135–|via=]}}</ref>


==Early life==
'''Haya Harareet''' ({{lang-he|חיה הררית}}; born 20 September 1931), sometimes credited as '''Haya Hararit''', is an ]i actress.
Haya Neuberg ({{lang|he|חיה נויברג}}) was born in ], in what was then ] (now the state of ]), the second of three children.<ref name="Ben-Hur's Beauty Advocates Simple Grooming">{{cite news|last1=Mayfair|first1=Martha|title=Ben-Hur's Beauty Advocates Simple Grooming|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19600203&id=FRFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=clUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447,358349&hl=en|access-date=9 June 2016|work=]|page=1-C|date=3 February 1960|via=]}}</ref> Her ] parents, Reuben and Yocheved Neuberg, emigrated to the pre-Israel ] community of Palestine from ] when they were young.<ref name="Ben-Hur's Beauty Advocates Simple Grooming" /> Her father worked for the government in ].<ref name="Ben-Hur's Beauty Advocates Simple Grooming" /> She received the surname Hararit (later changed to Harareet), which means "mountainous" in Hebrew, at school.<ref name="Coronet magazine article">{{cite news|title=Haya Harareet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XiSzG2SGtbYC|access-date=9 June 2016|work=]|volume=47|issue=3|date=1960|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Career==
Harareet began her career in Israeli films with ''Hill 24 Doesn't Answer'' (1955), but her most widely seen performance in international cinema was as Esther in '']'' (1959) opposite ]. She also starred in ] ''Journey Beneath The Desert'' (1961) with ]. Her career, however, was short-lived and, after a few films, ended in 1964. She co-wrote the screenplay for '']'' (1967) from the novel of the same name by ]. The film starred ].
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Harareet began her career in Israeli films with '']'' (1955), which was nominated for the ] at the ]. She played opposite ] in ]'s '']'' (1957), an Italian film. Her major role as Esther in '']'' (1959) remained her most widely remembered performance in international cinema. '']'', in its review of ''Ben-Hur'', praised Harareet's performance:


<blockquote>Haya Harareet, an Israeli actress making her first appearance in an American film, emerges as a performer of stature. Her portrayal of Esther, the former slave and daughter of Simonides, steward of the House of Hur, is sensitive and revealing. Wyler presumably deserves considerable credit for taking a chance on an unknown. She has a striking appearance and represents a welcome departure from the standard Hollywood ingenue.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Holloway|first=Ronald|title=Film Reviews: 'Ben-Hur'|url=https://variety.com/1959/film/reviews/ben-hur-2-1200419494/|magazine=]|date=17 November 1959|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref></blockquote>
She was married to the British ] ] until his death on February 26, 1995. As of 2010 she is the only leading actor from Ben-Hur to remain alive.


She also starred opposite ] in ]'s film '']'' (1961). Then came 1961's ''{{Interlanguage link|L'Atlantide (1961 film)|fr|3=L'Atlantide (film, 1961)|lt=L'Atlantide}}'' (''Journey Beneath The Desert'', aka ''The Lost Kingdom''), directed by ] and co-starring ]. She appeared opposite ] in ]'s film '']'' (1961), and she played the role of Dr. Madolyn Bruckner in '']'' (1962).


She co-wrote the screenplay for '']'' (1967), from the novel of the same name by ].
She played the role of Dr. Madolyn Bruckner in ''The Interns'' (1962). She also played opposite Virna Lisi in Francesco Maselli's ''La donna del giorno'' (1956) ("The Doll that Took the Town"), and Edgar G. Ulmer's ''L'Atlantide'' (1961) ("Journey Beneath The Desert", AKA "The Lost Kingdom") with Jean-Louis Trintignant.


==Personal life and death==
Ms. Harareet resides in Buckinghamshire, England.
Harareet's first husband was Nachman Zerwanitzer, an Israeli irrigation engineer.<ref name="Overnight to Stardom">{{cite news|title=Overnight to Stardom|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/18883490/|access-date=4 February 2017|url-access=subscription|work=]|page=10|date=15 November 1959|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> They lived in an apartment in Tel Aviv and were divorced sometime before 1961.<ref name="Israeli Movie Star May Quit Hollywood and Return 'Home{{' }}">{{cite news|title=Israeli Movie Star May Quit Hollywood and Return 'Home'|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19610310-01.1.5&srpos=4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-haya+harareet------|access-date=4 February 2017|work=]|page=5|date=10 March 1961}}</ref>

Harareet's second husband was British film director ]. They were married in ], ], England, in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haya Harareet mentioned in the record of Clayton and Haya Harareet|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVXM-79TT|website=]|access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>

On 3 February 2021, Harareet died at her home in ], Buckinghamshire, England, at age 89 from natural causes.<ref name="Death" /> At the time of her death, she was the last surviving credited cast member of ''Ben Hur''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.grunge.com/227303/what-the-last-surviving-star-of-ben-hur-is-doing-today/ | title=What the Last Surviving Star of Ben-Hur is Doing Today | date=16 July 2020 }}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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*'']'' (1955)
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*'']'' (1958)
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
*'']'' (1959)
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*'']'' (1961)
| 1955 || ] || Miriam Miszrahi || Israeli film
*'']'' (1961)
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| 1957 || ] || Anna Grimaldi || First Italian film
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| 1959 || '']'' || Esther || First American film
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| 1961 || '']'' || Nicole "Nikki" Brent || British film
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| 1961 || ] || Queen Antinea || Italian-French co-production
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| 1962 || '']'' || Dr. Madolyn Bruckner || Second and final American film
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| 1962 || ''The Last Charge'' (''La leggenda di Fra Diavolo'') || Fiamma || Italian film
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| 1964 || ''L'ultima carica'' || Claudia || Italian film
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| 1974 || ''My Friend Jonathan'' || || Second and final British film
|}

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Israeli actress (1931–2021)

Haya Harareet
Harareet in 1960
BornHaya Neuberg
(1931-09-20)20 September 1931
Haifa, British Mandatory of Palestine (now in Israel)
Died3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 89)
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
NationalityIsraeli
Other namesHaya Hararit
Haya Harareet-Clayton
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter
Years active1955–1974
Spouses
Nachman Zerwanitzer ​(divorced)​
Jack Clayton ​ ​(m. 1984; died 1995)​

Haya Harareet (Hebrew: חיה הררית) (20 September 1931 – 3 February 2021) was an Israeli actress and screenwriter. One of her major film roles was playing Esther, Ben Hur's love interest in the 1959 Hollywood-made film Ben-Hur.

Early life

Haya Neuberg (חיה נויברג) was born in Haifa, in what was then British Mandatory Palestine (now the state of Israel), the second of three children. Her Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Reuben and Yocheved Neuberg, emigrated to the pre-Israel Yishuv community of Palestine from Poland when they were young. Her father worked for the government in Tel Aviv. She received the surname Hararit (later changed to Harareet), which means "mountainous" in Hebrew, at school.

Career

Harareet preparing for a play in Israel (1954)Harareet in the official trailer for Ben-Hur (1959)Harareet at a press conference for Ben-Hur in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1960)

Harareet began her career in Israeli films with Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. She played opposite Virna Lisi in Francesco Maselli's The Doll that Took the Town (1957), an Italian film. Her major role as Esther in Ben-Hur (1959) remained her most widely remembered performance in international cinema. Variety, in its review of Ben-Hur, praised Harareet's performance:

Haya Harareet, an Israeli actress making her first appearance in an American film, emerges as a performer of stature. Her portrayal of Esther, the former slave and daughter of Simonides, steward of the House of Hur, is sensitive and revealing. Wyler presumably deserves considerable credit for taking a chance on an unknown. She has a striking appearance and represents a welcome departure from the standard Hollywood ingenue.

Then came 1961's L'Atlantide [fr] (Journey Beneath The Desert, aka The Lost Kingdom), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and co-starring Jean-Louis Trintignant. She appeared opposite Stewart Granger in Basil Dearden's film The Secret Partner (1961), and she played the role of Dr. Madolyn Bruckner in The Interns (1962).

She co-wrote the screenplay for Our Mother's House (1967), from the novel of the same name by Julian Gloag.

Personal life and death

Harareet's first husband was Nachman Zerwanitzer, an Israeli irrigation engineer. They lived in an apartment in Tel Aviv and were divorced sometime before 1961.

Harareet's second husband was British film director Jack Clayton. They were married in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1984.

On 3 February 2021, Harareet died at her home in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, at age 89 from natural causes. At the time of her death, she was the last surviving credited cast member of Ben Hur.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1955 Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (Giv'a 24 Eina Ona) Miriam Miszrahi Israeli film
1957 The Doll That Took the Town (La donna del giorno) Anna Grimaldi First Italian film
1959 Ben-Hur Esther First American film
1961 The Secret Partner Nicole "Nikki" Brent British film
1961 Journey Beneath the Desert (Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta) Queen Antinea Italian-French co-production
1962 The Interns Dr. Madolyn Bruckner Second and final American film
1962 The Last Charge (La leggenda di Fra Diavolo) Fiamma Italian film
1964 L'ultima carica Claudia Italian film
1974 My Friend Jonathan Second and final British film

References

  1. ^ Anderman, Nirit (3 February 2021). "'Ben-Hur' Star, Israeli Actress Haya Harareet, Dies". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. Burton, Alan; O'Sullivan, Tim (2009). The Cinema of Basil Dearden and Michael Relph. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-0-7486-3289-3 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Mayfair, Martha (3 February 1960). "Ben-Hur's Beauty Advocates Simple Grooming". The Evening Independent. p. 1-C. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Haya Harareet". Coronet. Vol. 47, no. 3. 1960. Retrieved 9 June 2016 – via Google Books.
  5. Holloway, Ronald (17 November 1959). "Film Reviews: 'Ben-Hur'". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. "Overnight to Stardom". Independent Press-Telegram. 15 November 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 4 February 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Israeli Movie Star May Quit Hollywood and Return 'Home'". The National Jewish Post and Opinion. 10 March 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. "Haya Harareet mentioned in the record of Clayton and Haya Harareet". FamilySearch. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. "What the Last Surviving Star of Ben-Hur is Doing Today". 16 July 2020.

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