R.I.P. Nora Ephron
NEW YORK — Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker who challenged and thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journalism and was loved, respected and feared for her wit, died on Tuesday of leukemia. She was 71.
Ephron’s son, Jacob Bernstein, confirmed her death. Her book publisher Alfred A. Knopf also confirmed it in a statement.
Born into a family of screenwriters, she was a top journalist in her 20s and 30s, then a best-selling author and successful director. Ephron was among the most quotable and influential writers of her generation. She wrote and directed such favorites as “Julie & Julia” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” and her books included the novel “Heartburn,” a brutal roman a clef about her marriage to Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein; and the popular essay collections “I Feel Bad About My Neck” and “I Remember Nothing.”
She will be missed.
Link to entire obit in Wall Street Journal
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Sad loss to the literary world. Rest in Peace.
One of the a.m. “news” (cough, cough) shows contained a clip of someone reading aloud a brief essay by Ephron on the pleasures of reading. It was wonderful. I aim to track it down myself so I can share it with my kids, but if anyone finds it or knows where it is published, please do share.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard this. I listened to both of her books, narrated by her, and they were wonderful. I also enjoyed most of her movies. Such a loss.
Sad. Lots of death in the literary community this year.