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 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 daughter Cookie Voltecki (Cookie (1989), also co-written with Arlen). Ephron's hard-headed sensibilities helped make Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally... (1989) a clear-eyed view of modern romance, and she earned an Oscar nomination for her original screenplay.Ephron made her directorial debut with the comedy This Is My Life (1992), co-scripted by her sister Delia Ephron, which starred Julie Kavner as a single mother who struggles to establish herself as a stand-up comedienne. Ephron followed up by helming and co-writing Sleepless in Seattle (1993), a romantic comedy in which lovers Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are separated for most of the film. Less about love than about love in the movies, the film drew inspiration from the beloved shipboard romance An Affair to Remember (1957), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.Ephron was born in New York City, the daughter of stage and screen writing team Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron, who used her infancy as the subject of their play "Three's a Family" and based their comedy Take Her, She's Mine (1963) on letters their daughter wrote them from college. Their screenplays include There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), Carousel (1956) and Desk Set (1957). Formerly married to novelist Dan Greenburg and investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, Ephron was wed to crime journalist and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, at the time of her passing, who wrote such films as Goodfellas (1990). She was of Russian Jewish descent.
Bio:
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 daughter Cookie Voltecki (Cookie (1989), also co-written with Arlen). Ephron's hard-headed sensibilities helped make Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally... (1989) a clear-eyed view of modern romance, and she earned an Oscar nomination for her original screenplay.Ephron made her directorial debut with the comedy This Is My Life (1992), co-scripted by her sister Delia Ephron, which starred Julie Kavner as a single mother who struggles to establish herself as a stand-up comedienne. Ephron followed up by helming and co-writing Sleepless in Seattle (1993), a romantic comedy in which lovers Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are separated for most of the film. Less about love than about love in the movies, the film drew inspiration from the beloved shipboard romance An Affair to Remember (1957), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.Ephron was born in New York City, the daughter of stage and screen writing team Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron, who used her infancy as the subject of their play "Three's a Family" and based their comedy Take Her, She's Mine (1963) on letters their daughter wrote them from college. Their screenplays include There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), Carousel (1956) and Desk Set (1957). Formerly married to novelist Dan Greenburg and investigative journalist Carl Bernstein, Ephron was wed to crime journalist and screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, at the time of her passing, who wrote such films as Goodfellas (1990). She was of Russian Jewish descent.
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In a 2005 interview with Tom Brokaw, she stated that even though then husband Carl Bernstein didn't make her privy to the identity of Watergate informant "Deep Throat," she figured it out from clues (including Bernstein's notes referencing the initials "M. F." -- allegedly for "my friend") and was willing to tell her guess to anyone who asked. Her guess was proved correct when on May 31, 2005, Mark Felt, former assistant director of the FBI during the Richard Nixon administration, was identified as Deep Throat.Upon her death, it was revealed that Ephron had been diagnosed only a few years before with myelodysplastic syndrome, a pre-leukemic condition. It was a secret she shared with only a few close famly members and friends.New York, NY, USA: Eight months after her death, Ephron's play 'Lucky Guy' opens on Broadway for a limited run starring her longtime friend Tom Hanks. (February 2013)In her most recent book, "I Remember Nothing," she ends the collection of essays with two lists: What I Won't Miss, and What I Will Miss. After the lists come the acknowledgments, which ends with "and of course, my doctors."Favorite film is Stanley Donen's Indiscreet (1958), with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.Sons: Jacob Bernstein and Max Bernstein.As shown in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), author and forger Lee Israel liked making drunken prank calls to literary agents impersonating Ephron; ultimately Ephron's lawyers sent her a cease-and-desist letter.Used to live in famous Manhattan apartment house on the West side called the Apthorp.Portrayed by Grace Gummer in Good Girls Revolt (2015). Gummer's mother, Meryl Streep, starred in three films written by Ephron: Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986) and Julie & Julia (2009).Older sister of Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron.She was of Russian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish descent.Went to Beverly Hills High School as did Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Gina Gershon, Richard Dreyfuss, Jonathan Silverman, and David Schwimmer.Daughter of Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron.Sister-in-law of Jerome Kass (husband of sister Delia).Ex-sister-in-law of Sasha Harari (husband of sister Amy).Aunt of Anna Harari, Maia Harari and Ethan Harari. |
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Nora Ephron |
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Writer,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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All World |
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IMDB |
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Writer,Producer,Director |
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Writer,Producer,Director |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:08:18 |
| Height: |
5' 5' (1.65 m) |
| Biography: |
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-nuc |
| Trivia: |
In a 2005 interview with Tom Brokaw, she stated that even though then husband Carl Bernstein didn't make her privy to the identity of Watergate informant "Deep Throat," she figured it out from clues (including Bernstein's notes referencing the initials "M. F." -- allegedly for "my friend") and was willing to tell her guess to anyone who asked. Her guess was proved correct when on May 31, 2005, Mark Felt, former assistant director of the FBI during the Richard Nixon administration, was identified as Deep Throat.Upon her death, it was revealed that Ephron had been diagnosed only a few years before with myelodysplastic syndrome, a pre-leukemic condition. It was a secret she shared with only a few close famly members and friends.New York, NY, USA: Eight months after her death, Ephron's play 'Lucky Guy' opens on Broadway for a limited run starring her longtime friend Tom Hanks. (February 2013)In her most recent book, "I Remember Nothing," she ends the collection of essays with two lists: What I Won't Miss, and What I Will Miss. After the lists come the acknowledgments, which ends with "and of course, my doctors."Favorite film is Stanley Donen's Indiscreet (1958), with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.Sons: Jacob Bernstein and Max Bernstein.As shown in Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), author and forger Lee Israel liked making drunken prank calls to literary agents impersonating Ephron; ultimately Ephron's lawyers sent her a cease-and-desist letter.Used to live in famous Manhattan apartment house on the West side called the Apthorp.Portrayed by Grace Gummer in Good Girls Revolt (2015). Gummer's mother, Meryl Streep, starred in three films written by Ephron: Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986) and Julie & Julia (2009).Older sister of Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron.She was of Russian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish descent.Went to Beverly Hills High School as did Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, Gina Gershon, Richard Dreyfuss, Jonathan Silverman, and David Schwimmer.Daughter of Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron.Sister-in-law of Jerome Kass (husband of sister Delia).Ex-sister-in-law of Sasha Harari (husband of sister Amy).Aunt of Anna Harari, Maia Harari and Ethan Harari. |
| Quotes: |
Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.
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[on success] Most of us live our lives devoid of cinematic moments.
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One of the few advantages to not being beautiful is that one usually gets better-looking as one gets older; I am, in fact, at this very moment gaining my looks.
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[on feminine hygiene aids] There are a lot of men who manufacture the product who are so reluctant to talk straight about it that you can spend hours with them and not hear one anatomical phrase. They speak of 'the problem'. They speak of 'the area where the problem exists'. Every so often a hard-core word slides into the conversation. Vagina, maybe. Or sometimes from someone particularly scientific or candid, a vulva or two.
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I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you're also writing your Oscar acceptance speech. |
| Job title: |
Writer,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
Directed a short film shown for the The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002).
(1983) Novel: "Heartburn" (filmed as Heartburn (1986))
(1975) Book of essays: "Crazy Salad"
(2006) Book: "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts o |
| Spouse: |
Nicholas Pileggi (March 28, 1987 - June 26, 2012) (her death)Carl Bernstein (April 14, 1976 - 1980) (divorced, 2 children)Dan Greenburg (April 9, 1967 - 1976) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Jacob BernsteinMax Bernstein |
| Parents: |
Henry Ephron
Phoebe Ephron |
| Relatives: |
Delia Ephron (Sibling)
Hallie Ephron (Sibling)
Amy Ephron (Sibling)
Jerome Kass (Sibling)
Anna Harari (Niece or Nephew)
Maia Harari (Niece or Nephew) |
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