Nora Ephron Dies at 71

Nora Ephron

8:14 pm, June 26th, 2012

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Nora Ephron, the prolific screenwriter, director and author, has died.

She was 71.

Ephron died from pneumonia caused by leukemia, according to her son, Jacob Bernstein.

Among Ephron’s best-known projects were When Harry Met Sally…, Sleepless in Seattle and Silkwood — each of which earned her an Oscar nomination for writing.

She also directed films including You’ve Got Mail and Julie & Julia, wrote theatrical plays, and authored several collections of essays.

Ephron is survived by her third husband, Nicholas Pileggi, and two sons from her previous marriage to famed journalist Carl Bernstein.

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