Earlier in the day, various media outlets first revealed that she was gravely ill. The New York Times cited her son, Jacob Bernstein, also a freelance reporter for the paper, as confirming her death brought on by complications from leukemia.
During her long career, the three-time Oscar nominee published many books and articles. Though, she was best known for writing romcom classics like "When Harry Met Sally" and writing and directing "Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail," and most recently, "Julia & Julia."
She is survived by her husband, writer Nicholas Pileggi, and her two sons, Jacob and Max Bernstein.
The Last Word had the opportunity to speak with Ephron in December of 2010. During her visit to our set, she discussed her own character studies of D.C. politicians and explained to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell the romanticism of being a Democrat: "They break your heart. You believe them. They make promises hope spring eternal."
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" I'll have what she' s having." from When Harry met Sally
Thank you for a great show Lawrence. The on line order has returned and I and so many others are very happy to say it is so. ; Quippy guests informative O'Donnell.. I think its still got it all. I really appreciate it.
You Lawrence are one of the three best assets on the channel and you continue to prove why nightly.
I especially love on big stories when you get down to it and right after who needs a "goin after" in the commentary that ends in a slow close up. @Lawrence...
Thanks..
Cheers
Who cares? She made great movies, yes. Nobody knows or cares who she is. Everybody is reporting this as if Tom Cruise died at 45. She was 71! About .005% of Americans know who she is. At least 75% of the world knows my boy Tom! Stop propping up these worthless Liberals as if their passing should be some sort of National Holiday!!
Excuse me.. Have you not seen the Julia Childes movie? Supreme duck my friend. And although one of a stature ridden with guilt self hatred and gutter ridden flow of another kind chooses to bash a women who dies and had family who loved her PROVES your inability to think feel or admire. You are a hater. A hater who loves to give people and things labels and yet still finds time to hate what you have given. Which is very little indeed. ; ]
Your over exaggeration of a holiday being made projects your meaninglessness for lack of a better term because HEY! Why think of one for you?
My guess is your projecting your own worthlessness on to her because you KNOW when you die you have done little to nothing that counts or is worth being remembered.. ;]
Cheers
Ahhh Jim,
Sorry, this is not political. No party bashing here.
At this rate if you ever are fortunate enough to reach the ripe ol' age of 71 with even one iota of Nora Ephron's accomplishments, you'll be lucky enough if .000001% of Americans know (or care) who you are.
RIP Nora.
Lawrence, I was very touched by your remarks about Nora in your show this evening. I could tell you had lost a good friend and seeing it made me cry. Loosing a friend is always hard,I can understand your pain. My best friend was murdered only 12 days ago.
Despite our Scientology fan club member's comments above, I do know who Nora Ephron was...
I recall one of her pieces in an early writing class I had maybe thirty years ago. The subject was "breasts" (definitely an insidious academic plot to get us to read our homework assignments). Ms. Ephron spoke about all the women she'd known who complained of being over-blessed with abundant mammaries... She described how they spoke to her, telling her how they envied her, and how lucky she was to be small-busted...
She concluded with a short, pithy analysis, noting "I think they are full of @!$%#."
A magnificent lesson on the power of a well-placed one-liner that was not lost on me...
Alas, a light has gone out...
tears. it is always sad when you lose somebody you love. perhaps it is sadder when you lose someone who loves you. i never knew her, i never met her. but her expression of life in america did more than pass my eyes and ears. her stories filled me with more appreciation for life. they added dimension to what i had not experienced - in essence allowing me to live beyond myself and see more from the eyes of others.
all people are useful and valuable. those that struggle to make their ends meet should never be faulted for lack of contribution, for their contribution is to that collection of effort that makes it possible for those with the talents of Nora Ephron to flourish and contribute back. And hopefully that re-cycling of returns allows the world to experience more Nora Ephron's that remind us how worthy life is and should be.
I did not know her. But she knew us.