Nora Ephron

Novelist, Film director

1941 – 2012

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Who was Nora Ephron?

Nora Ephron was an American journalist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director, and blogger.

Ephron is best known for her romantic comedies and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally..., and Sleepless in Seattle. She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally.... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award–winning theatrical production Love, Loss, and What I Wore. In 2013, Ephron received a posthumous Tony Award nomination for Best Play for her play Lucky Guy.

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Born
May 19, 1941
New York City
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Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Wellesley College
  • Beverly Hills High School
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Manhattan
Died
Jun 26, 2012
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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