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Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941-June 26, 2012) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, author, and blogger.

She was best known for her romantic comedies and was a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay; for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her final film was Julie & Julia.

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