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Haya Harareet

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Actress

The Resume

    (September 20, 1931-February 3, 2021)
    Born in Haifa, Israel
    Birth name was Haya Neuberg
    Portrayed Esther in ‘Ben-Hur’ (1959)
    Also appeared in the films ‘Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer’ (1955), ‘The Doll That Took the Town’ (1957), ‘L’Atlantide’ (‘Journey Beneath the Desert,’ 1961), ‘The Secret Partner’ (1961), and ‘The Interns’ (1962)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her last name was also spelled ‘Hararit’ in some film credits.
    When she was a presenter at the 32nd Academy Awards, Bob Hope introduced her as ‘Ben’s her.’
    Despite making her Hollywood debut in one of the biggest box office and critical hits of the 1950s, her career never really took off.
    She said, ‘They [MGM] could think of me only in terms of Biblical pictures. Other studios did not know me as a person, so they thought of me in the same way.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was fluent in Hebrew, English, French, and Italian.
    She fought as a Marine in the Israeli War of Independence (1948).
    She was the first Israeli to sign a contract with a Hollywood studio.
    In its review of ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘Variety’ noted, ‘She has a striking appearance and represents a welcome departure from the standard Hollywood ingenue.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 104 Votes: 63.46% Annoying