埃夫莱姆·吉辛，Ephraim Kishon was born on August 23, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Sallah Shabati (1964), Ha-Shu`al B`Lool Hatarnagalot (1978) and Te`alat Blaumilch (1969). He was married to Lisa Witasek, Sara Lipovitz and Hava Klamer. He died on January 29, 2005 in Appenzell, Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland.