Nora Ephron
Novelist, Film director
1941 – 2012
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 - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nicholas Pileggi
(1987/03/28 - 2012/06/26) - Carl Bernstein
(1976/04/14 - 1980) - Dan Greenburg
(1967/04/09 - 1976)
- Nicholas Pileggi
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wellesley College
- Beverly Hills High School
- Lived in
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Died
- Jun 26, 2012
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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