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Nora Ephron (/ ˈ ɛ f r ə n / EF-rən; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films and received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and three Writers Guild of America Awards.
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Nora Ephron. Writer: Julie & Julia. Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood (1983), co-written with Alice Arlen) and a mobster's feisty independent ...
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Mar 9, 2024 · Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941, New York City, New York, U.S.—died June 26, 2012, New York City) American author, playwright, screenwriter, and film director who was known for creating romantic comedies that feature biting wit and strong female characters. Ephron was the eldest daughter of Hollywood screenwriters Henry and Phoebe Ephron, who ...
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Jun 27, 2012 · Nora Ephron was born on May 19, 1941, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the eldest of four sisters, all of whom became writers. That was no surprise; writing was the family business.
Apr 2, 2014 · Nora Ephron's essays first garnered attention in the early 1970s, and by the 1980s, and then she began to transition into screenwriting. Ephron wrote the screenplay for the romantic comedy classic ...
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Jun 27, 2022 · Nora Ephron in 2000. Photograph: Cinetext/Paramount Pictures/Allstar. Along with Doidge, we gradually get a wider view of Ephron’s layered psychology and its formative pieces, a dotted line ...
Jun 27, 2012 · Nora Ephron, author, screenwriter and chronicler of wry, wistful romance comedies like "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," died June 26 in New York. She was 71. The cause of death ...