Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron (EHF-rihn;^[1] May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012)^[2] was an American movie director, producer and novelist. Ephron was the eldest of the four daughters of writers Henry Ephron (1911-1992) and Phoebe Ephron (née Wolkind, 1914-1971). Her sisters are Delia Ephron (born 1944), Hallie Ephron (born 1948) and Amy Ephron (born 1952). Nora Ephron was born in New York City and moved to Los Angeles, California when she was a child.^[2] She moved back East after leaving high school.^[2] She made many novels into movies. Ephron has been married to Nicholas Pileggi from 1987 until her death in 2012. Ephron died of pneumonia which was caused by her illness of acute myeloid leukemia.

Nora Ephron
Ephron in New York City, 2010
Born	(1941-05-19)May 19, 1941 New York City
Died	June 26, 2012(2012-06-26) (aged 71) New York City
Cause of death	Pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia
Resting place	Cremated
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Wellesley College
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, producer, director, journalist, playwright, author
Years active	1973–2012
Notable work	Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia
Spouse(s)	Dan Greenburg (m. 1967–1976; divorced) Carl Bernstein (m. 1976–1980; divorced) Nicholas Pileggi (m. 1987–2012; her death)
Children	2 sons
Parent(s)	Henry Ephron, Phoebe Wolkind
Awards	BAFTA Award (1994), Crystal Award (1994), Ian McLellan Hunter Award (2003), Golden Apple Award (2009)