Nora Ephron
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Nora Ephron 🇺🇸

Nora Ephron
Screenwriter, Film Director, Essayist, Romantic Comedy Icon
Born May 19, 1941 🇺🇸 New York City, United States
Passed Away Jun 26, 2012 New York City, United States
Lifespan 71 years old
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Archival Overview

Sharp-witted American journalist, essayist, and three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter/director who reinvented modern romantic comedy with When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail.

Biographical Record

Nora Ephron began as a mail girl at Newsweek and became a star practitioner of the New Journalism at the New York Post and Esquire. Her caustic 1983 roman à clef 'Heartburn' chronicled the painful breakup of her marriage to Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein.

Ephron earned Academy Award nominations for writing 'Silkwood' (1983) and Rob Reiner's iconic 'When Harry Met Sally...' (1989), famous for Meg Ryan's deli scene. Transitioning to directing, she created timeless romantic comedies starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan ('Sleepless in Seattle', 'You've Got Mail') and directed Meryl Streep in 'Julie & Julia' (2009).

Key Life Milestones

1989

Screenplay of When Harry Met Sally...

Wrote the beloved romantic comedy classic, winning the BAFTA Award and earning an Academy Award nomination.

1993

Directorial Hit Sleepless in Seattle

Directed and co-wrote the blockbuster romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

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Perpetual Memorial
Woodlawn Cemetery
New York City, United States
GPS: 40.8889, -73.8719
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