Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron ( ; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing romantic comedy films and received numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award and three Writers Guild of America Awards.

Ephron started her career writing the screenplays for ''Silkwood'' (1983), ''Heartburn'' (1986), and ''When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989), the last of which earned the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was ranked by the Writers Guild of America as the 40th greatest screenplay of all-time. She made her directorial film debut with comedy-drama ''This Is My Life'' (1992) followed by the romantic comedies ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''Michael'' (1996), ''You've Got Mail'' (1998), ''Bewitched'' (2005), and the biographical film ''Julie & Julia'' (2009).

Ephron's first produced play, ''Imaginary Friends'' (2002), was honored as one of the ten best plays of the 2002–03 New York theatre season. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award–winning theatrical production ''Love, Loss, and What I Wore''. In 2013, Ephron received a posthumous Tony Award nomination for Best Play for ''Lucky Guy''. She also wrote columns for ''Esquire'', ''Cosmopolitan'', and ''The New Yorker''. Provided by Wikipedia