Screenwriter, director and journalist;

Born: May 19, 1941; Died: June 26, 2012.

Nora Ephron, who has died aged 71 of leukaemia, was an 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.

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