Nora Ephron

Also known as Norah Louise Ephron

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

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Nora Ephron was an American film director and writer who lived from 1941 to 2012 and became known for her work in cinema and literature. Her contributions to film and writing made her an influential figure in American culture during her lifetime.

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New York City, New York, USA

Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American filmmaker, and writer. She was best known for her romantic comedies and was a three time Academy Award nominee for Writing Original Screenplay: for Silkwood (1983), When Harry Met Sally... (1990) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron, and her final film was Julie & Julia (2009).…

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Everything Is Copy — Self (archive footage)2015
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women — Self2014
Makers: Women Who Make America — Self2013
Inventing David Geffen — Self2012
Dreams on Spec — Self2007
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' — Self2006
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' — Self2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched' — Self2005
The Colbert Report2005
Hopeless Pictures2005

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Instance of: human
Given name: Nora
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Upper West Side
Place of death: Manhattan
Spouse: Dan Greenburg
Father: Henry Ephron
Mother: Phoebe Ephron
Occupation: director
Educated at: Beverly Hills High School
Employer: New York
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: atheism
Field of work: essay
Image: Nora Ephron.jpg
Number of children: 2
Residence: New York City

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related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Nora Ephron
Commons category: Nora Ephron
cause of death: pneumonia
date of birth: 1941-05-19
date of death: 2012-06-26
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1973-00-00
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Play
end of work period: 2012-00-00

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Nora Ephron (/ˈɛfrən/ EF-rən; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American writer, playwright, journalist, and filmmaker. Known for writing and directing romantic comedy films, she received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Writers Guild of America Awards.

Ephron started her career writing the screenplays for Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), and When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the last of which earned the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was ranked by the Writers Guild of America as the 40th greatest screenplay of all-time. She made her directorial film debut with the comedy drama This Is My Life (1992), and was followed by the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Michael (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), Bewitched (2005), and the biographical film Julie & Julia (2009).

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