Date of Death: June 26, 2012 (71)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Ephron is well known for her films When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Go Mail and more recently, Julie & Julia. For the stage, Ephron has written Short Talks on the Universe, the Drama Desk Award-winning Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Imaginary Friends, Lucky Guy, and more.
Ephron started her career as a newspaper reporter for the New York Post and then became a magazine writer for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and New York Magazine. After gaining a reputation as a journalist, Ephron turned to screenwriting and directing. Her break-out success came in 1989, with the release of When Harry Met Sally, followed four years later with another box office hit, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. This film, which Ephron also directed, grossed over $200 million worldwide and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. Ephron again teamed up with Hanks & Ryan for You've Got Mail which was also an international box office hit.
Ephron's play, Imaginary Friends, debuted on Broadway in 2002 and was followed by a play she co-wrote with her sister, Love, Loss and What I Wore. Her final film was the critically acclaimed Julie & Julia starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller I Feel Bad About My Next: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman and I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections.
[1983]Silkwood writer
[1989]Crimes and Misdemeanors Wedding Guest
[1989]Cookie writer
[1989]When Harry Met Sally... writer
[1990]My Blue Heaven writer
[1992]Husbands and Wives Dinner Party Guests
[1992]This Is My Life writer
[1993]Sleepless in Seattle writer
[1994]Mixed Nuts writer
[1996]Michael producer
[1998]You've Got Mail producer
[2000]Lucky Numbers producer
[2000]Hanging Up producer
[2005]Bewitched producer
[2009]Julie & Julia producer
Nora Ephron , Lucky Guy
Nora Ephron has written 4 shows including Short Talks on the Universe (Playwright), Imaginary Friends (Playwright), Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Playwright), Lucky Guy (Playwright).
Nora Ephron has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play for her work on "Lucky Guy".
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