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Nora Ephron

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Screenwriter

The Resume

    (May 19, 1941-June 26, 2012)
    Directed, Wrote and Produced ‘Sleepless In Seattle,’ ‘Michael’ and ‘You’ve Got Mail’
    Wrote ‘Silkwood,’ ‘Heartburn,’ ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘Bewitched’

Why she might be annoying:

    ‘Heartburn’ was based on her marriage to Carl Bernstein.
    Her movies were almost exclusively chick flicks.
    She described people who see action movies as illiterate.
    She cast Meg Ryan as the heroine in three of her movies.
    She was married three times.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her parents both died of alcoholism.
    She wrote about strong female characters.
    She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in journalism.
    She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her screenplays.

Credit: Tina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 184 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 69.64% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 64 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 57.78% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 55.71% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 65.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 95 Votes: 63.16% Annoying