Career
He was a poet, media manager, and literature and arts critic (An-Nahar), with a Bachelor in Arabic literature. He was the director of Radio Free & United Lebanon from the years 1984 to 1987. During this last year of 1987, he was appointed as the Director of the National Press in the North of Lebanon.
George Yammine was known for writing lyrics to songs that ranged from a number of different topics, and were sung by a number of famous Lebanese artists.
Here are several titles:
Samira Toufiq - 3a Neba3 March Sarkis jinna
Sammy 7awat - 3al Midan Tlaqaina
Joseph Nassif - El Ma3moura bil Koura
Wadi3 el-Safiy - El-youbil
Nour al Malla7 - Baddy B"Ailou
George Wassouf - Dally Tlejy
Ghassan Saliba - Ehden 3arouss
3azar Habib - Ehden Jammal
Majida El Roumi - Ha Ataiyna
Ragheb Aalameh - Hab First Rate (at Lloyd's) Hawa
George Wassouf - Jayii Ana Ghanni
Ghassan Shedrawi - Jinna 3al Midan
Samir Yazbek - Kamshet etTrab
Joseph Abou Malheb - Khalf First Rate (at Lloyd's)
Ragheb Aalameh - Layl West"taljj
Ghassan Shedrawi - Layl Wa Dabab
Asmara - Ya Layl Ehden Ya Hellou
Hayyam Younes and Joseph Abou Mrad
Saba7 - Tal El-rabei3
Hayyam Younes - Tal El-rabei3
Yola Bandali - Waraq First Rate (at Lloyd's) Khariif (Autumn Leaves)
Joseph Abou Melheb - Ya Tiyarra
Yammine also wrote a script for a children"s movie called Amani Under the Rainbow. The lyrics to the songs in it were also written by him.
George Yammine died in the year 2000.