David Avidan | |
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| דוד אבידן | |
 "David Avidan", painting by Yael-Shahar Sarid, 1994 | |
| Born | February 21, 1934 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Died | May 11, 1995 (aged 61) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, painter, filmmaker, publicist, and playwright |
| Awards | 1993 Bialik Prize for Hebrew literature |
David Avidan (Hebrew: דוד אבידן) (February 21, 1934 – May 11, 1995) was an Israeli "poet, painter, filmmaker, publicist, and playwright" (as he often put it). He wrote 20 published books of Hebrew poetry.