Nora Louise Ephron (1941–2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is celebrated for her glossy Hollywood romantic comedies that feature biting wit and strong female characters.
Born in New York City, Ephron’s parents were both Hollywood screenwriters. She was educated at Wellesley College and became a reporter with the New York Post. Her humorous essays for Esquire and other publications were collected as popular books Wallflower at the Orgy (1970,) Crazy Salad (1975,) and Scribble, Scribble (1978.)
After branching out into scriptwriting, Ephron’s début screenplay collaboration Silkwood (1983) earned her the first of three Academy Award nominations, the others being two of the most successful romantic comedies of the period, When Harry Met Sally (1989) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993.) Ephron adapted Heartburn, her novel about her failed marriage to Carl Bernstein (one of the Washington Post journalists who exposed the Watergate affair,) for the screen in 1985.
Ephron’s other works include Mixed Nuts (1994,) Michael (1997,) You’ve Got Mail (1998,) Bewitched (2005,) and Julie & Julia (2009.) She also published the collection of essays I Feel Bad About My Neck (2006.) An anthology of her newspaper columns, blog posts, speeches, and other writings was published as The Most of Nora Ephron (2013.)
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Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.
—Nora Ephron
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When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.
—Nora Ephron
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