Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941 in New York City, New York) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. Image File history File links NoraEphron. ... Image File history File links NoraEphron. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width {{{WidthUS}}} miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

Her parents, Henry and Phoebe Ephron, were both successful East Coast-born and raised screenwriters. Both died from alcoholism. Nora Ephron was briefly an intern in the White House of President John F. Kennedy. She later wrote, "It didn't upset me that he never hit on me. It upset me more that I didn't have the right clothing, if you want to know the truth." North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ...

She is best known for her romantic comedies and is a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes writes with her sister, Delia Ephron. Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... Silkwood is a 1983 film which tells the true story of Karen Silkwood, who died under suspicious circumstances while investigating wrongdoings at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sallys Ill have what shes having. ... Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the story by Jeff Arch. ... Delia Ephron is a scriptwriter and producer. ...

She has been married three times, first to writer Dan Greenburg, second to journalist Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame, and currently to writer Nicholas Pileggi. When Bernstein left her for British politician Margaret Jay, Ephron was inspired to write the 1983 novel Heartburn about the events, which was made into a 1986 film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. She continues to write articles and books. Dan Greenburg is the author of the hit book series, The Zack Files. ... Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward (right)This image is pending deletion. ... The Watergate building. ... Nicholas Pileggi with Nora Ephron Nicholas Pileggi (born February 22, 1933 in New York City, New York) is an American screenwriter, best known for writing Wiseguy, which was adapted into the movie Goodfellas, and Casino, also adapted into a movie directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, PC, is a British politician for the Labour Party. ... This article refers to the actor. ... Meryl Streep (born Mary Louise Streep on June 22, 1949) is a two time Academy Award winning American actress who has performed in movies, television and theater. ...

Selected filmography

Director and screenwriter

• (1992) This Is My Life
• (1993) Sleepless in Seattle
• (1994) Mixed Nuts
• (1996) Michael
• (1998) You've Got Mail
• (2000) Lucky Numbers
• (2005) Bewitched

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Screenwriter only

• (1983) Silkwood
• (1986) Heartburn
• (1989) Cookie
• (1989) When Harry Met Sally...
• (1990) My Blue Heaven
• (2000) Hanging Up

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Silkwood is a 1983 film which tells the true story of Karen Silkwood, who died under suspicious circumstances while investigating wrongdoings at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cookie is a 1989 comedy film starring Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest and Emily Lloyd. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sallys Ill have what shes having. ... This article is about the year. ... My Blue Heaven is a 1990 film starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Hanging Up is an 2000 American (Comedy/Drama) film about a trio of sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close. ...

Essay collections

• Crazy Salad
• Wallflower at the Orgy
• (2006) I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

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External links

• Nora Ephron at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography
• Biography
• Nora Ephron on figuring out that W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat
• I Feel Bad About My Neck - Reviews & Scores at Metacritic.com
• The Bat Segundo Show #72 (2006 podcast interview)