Anat Gov was an Israeli screenwriter and playwright.
11 Facts About Anat Gov
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Anat Gov graduated from Thelma Yellin High School of Arts with theatre degree.
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Anat Gov later studied for a year at the theater department of Tel Aviv University and she had a short career as a stage actress, but left after one play.
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Anat Gov wrote the screenplay for her husband's satirical late-night show.
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Anat Gov was responsible for the Hebrew translation of international plays such as Via Dolorosa and Mother Courage and Her Children.
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Anat Gov was well known for her outspoken left-wing views and her support for Zionism.
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Anat Gov became vocal in her political views following Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.
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Anat Gov was married to the singer Gidi Anat Gov from 1977 until her death in 2012; they had three children and, at the time of her death, two grandchildren.
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Anat Gov was outspoken about her own cancer diagnosis, and expressed her wish that society and the media spoke more openly and with less fear about cancer, and death in general.
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Anat Gov died in Tel Aviv following a long struggle with colorectal cancer on December 9,2012, four days before her 59th birthday.
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Anat Gov was buried at Menucha Nechona Cemetery in Kfar Saba, accompanied by Monty Python's satirical song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".