Yoram Kahana, an Israeli journalist long associated with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, died peacefully in Los Angeles on June 15. He was 82.
The Golden Globes organizer reported Kahana’s passing on their website, publishing an obit penned by his daughter, Tal.
“Yoram’s wit, intelligence, culture, and humor will be irreplaceable at the HFPA,” a spokesperson for the organization wrote, in the heading. “We will always remember him with love.”
Born in Tel Aviv on January 1, 1939, Kahana joined the HFPA in 1963, holding numerous positions on the org’s Board and in the Association, over the last seven decades. Regularly covering the Golden Globes from the red carpet, he was said to have “remained committed,” through his final days, to steering the embattled Association towards reform.
Kahana’s career in media began to take off during his time as a student at UCLA during the early 1960s. There, he met his partner Peggy,...
The Golden Globes organizer reported Kahana’s passing on their website, publishing an obit penned by his daughter, Tal.
“Yoram’s wit, intelligence, culture, and humor will be irreplaceable at the HFPA,” a spokesperson for the organization wrote, in the heading. “We will always remember him with love.”
Born in Tel Aviv on January 1, 1939, Kahana joined the HFPA in 1963, holding numerous positions on the org’s Board and in the Association, over the last seven decades. Regularly covering the Golden Globes from the red carpet, he was said to have “remained committed,” through his final days, to steering the embattled Association towards reform.
Kahana’s career in media began to take off during his time as a student at UCLA during the early 1960s. There, he met his partner Peggy,...
- 6/17/2021
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- Deadline Film + TV
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