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News & ArtsTuesday, June 26, 2012
Death Nora Ephron Is Dead
Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Nora Ephron, an essayist and humorist in the Dorothy Parker mold (only smarter and funnier, some said) who became one of her era’s most successful screenwriters and filmmakers, making romantic comedy hits like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “When Harry Met Sally,” died Tuesday night in Manhattan. She was 71.
It's the movies everyone talks about, but her genius was not always evident in the movies. Her genius was in the essays. If you've never read "A Few Words about Breasts," you are really late to the party.
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Nooooo! Just noooo!
She was one of my role models back in the 70s when there were so few feisty, feminist, cynical role models.
She was one of my role models back in the 70s when there were so few feisty, feminist, cynical role models.
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Her memoir "Heartburn" was brilliant - both hilarious and heartbreaking. The movie version didn't half do it justice, even though Ephron co-wrote the screenplay.
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Smarter and funnier than Dorothy Parker? Why compare? They were both talented, funny women, and role models for millions of people, both male and female.
I loved Ephron's early essays and reporting. Her screenplays, not so much.
I loved Ephron's early essays and reporting. Her screenplays, not so much.
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Whenever one of Manhattan's great admirers passes I get the teeling I should go live out the rest of my years there come hell or high water.
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