{{Short description|Israeli songwriter, journalist, and author}} [[File:Dan Hadani collection (990040251840205171).jpg|thumb| Svika Pick and Mirit Shem-Ur, 1986]] '''Mirit Shem-Ur''', also '''Mirit Shem-Or''' ({{langx|he|מירית שם אור}}, born 23 April, 1948) is an Israeli songwriter, journalist, and author.<ref name=acum>[https://e.walla.co.il/item/3449038 פרסי אקו"ם: אתי אנקרי ומירית שם אור יקבלו פרס מפעל חיים, שיר השנה - "מסיבה"], ''Walla!'' 20 July, 2021</ref><ref>[https://library.osu.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon/01168.php (מירית שם-אור (1948 ] ''Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature''</ref>
==Awards== *2021: ACUM Award for Lifetime Achievement *:Jury's statement: "Mirit knew how to tell wonderful stories and describing complex human emotions in words poured into pop melodies. It is difficult not to be amazed by the expressiveness, linguistic richness and phonetic intelligence in immortal pop anthems such as: "{{ill|lt=Mary Lou|Mary Lou (song|he|מרי לו (שיר)}}", "{{ill|Love at the End of Summer|he|אהבה בסוף הקיץ}}", "A Thousand Kisses", "Between the Fingers", "Live with Him", "The Heart", "The Rain Again", "{{ill|lt=Hot Blood|Hot Blood (song)|he|דם חם (שיר)}}", "Upwards", and the list is too long to include them all."<ref name=acum/>
==Books== *2021: {{lang|he|איפה שאני}} ({{ISBN| 978-1-61838-630-4}}) *:2023: translated as ''Where I Am'' ({{ISBN|195440414X}}) ==Family== Mirit is a daughter of writer and journalist {{ill|Ora Shem-Ur|he|אורה שם אור}} and architect Ari Shem-Ur, sister of Yuval and {{ill|Yonatan Shem-Ur|he|יונתן שם אור}} and aunt of writer Dana Shem-Ur, actress {{ill|Tamar Shem-Ur|he|תמר שם אור}} and journalist {{ill|Bar Shem-Ur|he|בר שם-אור}}.
Mirit was married (1975–1995) to Svika Pick, with whom she has a son, and two daughters; {{ill|Sharona Pick|he|שרונה פיק}} and Daniella Pick (married to Quentin Tarantino in 2018). Sharona and Daniella performed together as the {{ill|Pick Sisters|he|האחיות פיק}} (2002–2005).
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Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Israeli songwriters Category:Israeli journalists Category:Israeli dramatists and playwrights Category:Hebrew-language poets Category:Hebrew-language playwrights
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