Nora Ephron : a biography
The first comprehensive portrait of one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film. Based on rare archival research and numerous interviews with some of Ephron's closest friends, collaborators, and award-winning colleagues, including actors Tom Hanks and Caroline Aaron, comedian Martin Short, composer George Fenton, and lifelong friends from Wellesley to New York to Hollywood-as well as interviews Ephron herself gave throughout her career-award-winning journalist and cultural critic Doidge has written a captivating story of the life of a creative writer whose passion for the perfect one-liner and ferocious drive to succeed revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film.
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- ISBN: 9781641603751
- Physical Description xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
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Nora Ephron : A Life
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Author's Note: Why Nora Ephron (Still) Matters | p. ix | |
Prologue: Not an Heiress | p. xiii | |
Act I | Growing Up Ephron (The Early Years: 1941-1958) | |
1 | The Goddess | p. 3 |
2 | The Camp Years | p. 9 |
3 | Beverly Hills High | p. 19 |
Act II | The Wellesley Years (1958-1962) & New Journalism (1962-Mid-1970s) | |
4 | Take Her, She's Mine (Nora at Wellesley) | p. 29 |
5 | Mail Girl | p. 39 |
6 | Wallflower | p. 47 |
7 | After Wallflower (Women's Issues) | p. 59 |
Act III | Bernstein and Bernie (1976-1987) | |
8 | Ms. Ephron Goes to Washington | p. 69 |
9 | When Nora Met Jacob | p. 78 |
10 | Rescued by a Building | p. 85 |
11 | When Nick Met Nora | p. 92 |
Act IV | Nora the Filmmaker (1989-2000s) | |
12 | What Nora's Having | p. 101 |
13 | My Blue Heaven | p. 108 |
14 | This Is My Life | p. 118 |
15 | Sleepless | p. 126 |
16 | After Sleepless | p. 135 |
17 | Michael | p. 144 |
18 | p. 153 | |
Act V | In the End (2000-2012) | |
19 | Hanging Up | p. 165 |
20 | Bewitched | p. 174 |
21 | "I Have This Blood Thing" | p. 181 |
22 | A Softer Nora | p. 189 |
23 | Butter | p. 197 |
24 | More Writing than Ever | p. 207 |
Epilogue: America Post-Nora (2012-Present) | p. 219 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 227 | |
Book Club Questions | p. 231 | |
Notes | p. 233 | |
Selected Bibliography | p. 260 | |
Index | p. 263 |