Nora Ephron: 1941-2012

Author Nora Ephron attends the "Julie & Julia" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 30, 2009 in New York. Ephron, the author and filmmaker behind hits like "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," died on June 26, 2012, of leukemia in New York. She was 71.

Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep — Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Actress Meryl Streep, right, poses with award recipient Nora Ephron at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Oct. 13, 2011, in New York.

Director Nora Ephron, right, greets guests during the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Oct. 13, 2011, in New York.

Nora Ephron, Sarah Lacy — Charles Eshelman/Getty Images for AOL

From left, Nora Ephron and TechCrunch editor Sarah Lacy attend TechCrunch Disrupt New York May 2011 at Pier 94 on May 23, 2011, in New York.

Nora Ephron, Michael Arrington, Arianna Huffington, Jay Rosen — Charles Eshelman/Getty Images for AOL

From left, Nora Ephron, Michael Arrington, Arianna Huffington and Jay Rosen attend TechCrunch Disrupt New York May 2011 at Pier 94 on May 23, 2011, in New York.

Nora Ephron, Nicholas Pileggi — Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

Nora Ephron and husband Nicholas Pileggi attend the Vanity Fair Party at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at the State Supreme Courthouse on April 27, 2011, in New York. The couple married in 1987. It was Ephron's third marriage.

Delia Ephron, Nora Ephron — Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

From left, Delia Ephron and Nora Ephron attend the "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" 500th performance celebration at B Smith's Restaurant on Jan. 13, 2011, in New York.

FILE - This Nov. 3, 2010 file photo shows author, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron at her home in New York. Oscar-nominated filmmaker and author Nora Ephron is very ill, according to a representative for her publisher. Nicholas Latimer of Alfred A. K — AP Photo/Charles Sykes

Author, screenwriter and director Nora Ephron poses at her home in New York on Nov. 3, 2010.

Nancy Pelosi, Nora Ephron — Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc.

U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and writer/director Nora Ephron attend the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit at Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Oct. 4, 2010, in Washington.

Screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi and his wife, writer Nora Ephron, arrive at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 7, 2010, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Nora Ephron, Steven Spielberg — Jason Merritt/Getty Images for The Hollywood Film Festival

Producer Steven Spielberg presents the Screenwriter Award to Nora Ephron onstage during the 13th annual Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 26, 2009, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Nora Ephron, Chuck Close — Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for The New Yorker

Artist Chuck Close and filmmaker Nora Ephron attend The 2009 New Yorker Festival Party hosted by David Remnick at The Cooper Square Hotel on Oct. 17, 2009, in New York.

Playwrights Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron and producer Daryl Roth attend the after party for the Off Broadway opening night of "Love, Loss and What I Wore" at Bryant Park Grill on Oct. 1, 2009, in New York.

Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina — MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP/Getty Images

Director Nora Ephron, left, arrives with actors Stanley Tucci, second left, Meryl Streep and Chris Messina for the screening of her movie "Julie & Julia" on Sept. 5, 2009, at the 35th American Film Festival, in Deauville, northwestern France.

Jane Lynch, Nora Ephron, Laurence Mark — Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Actress Jane Lynch, director Nora Ephron and producer Laurence Mark arrive at the special screening of Columbia Pictures' "Julie & Julia" held at Mann Village Theatre on July 28, 2009, in Westwood, Calif.

Writer/director Nora Ephron arrives at the special screening of "Julie & Julia" held at Mann Village Theatre on July 28, 2009, in Westwood, Calif.

From left, director Nora Ephron and actors Meryl Streep and Amy Adams arrive at the special screening of "Julie & Julia" held at Mann Village Theatre on July 28, 2009, in Westwood, Calif.

Nora Ephron, John Crowley, Stephen Daldry, Paul Haggis — Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

From left, Nora Ephron, John Crowley, Stephen Daldry and Paul Haggis attend the premiere of "Is Anybody There?" after party at The Oak Room at The Plaza Hotel on April 6, 2009, in New York.

Michael Cane, Nora Ephron — Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

From left, Sir Michael Caine, Paul Haggis and Nora Ephron attend the premiere of "Is Anybody There?" after party at The Oak Room at The Plaza Hotel on April 6, 2009, in New York.

Director Nora Ephron poses on the press line at "One Night Only...With a Little Help From Our Friends" benefiting UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television at Royce Hall in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 2008.

Film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist Nora Ephron, left, and actress Lynn Redgrave attend a lunch in honor of "The Jane Austen Book Club" at the Brasserie Ruhlmann on Sept. 10, 2007, in New York.

Writer/director Nora Ephron and writer Nicholas Pileggi arrive at the 101 Greatest Screenplays gala reception at the Writers Guild Theater on April 6, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Director Nora Ephron attends the premiere of "Bewitched" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on June 13, 2005, in New York.

Cherry Jones, Gabriel Byrne, Nora Ephron, Diane Lane — Scott Gries/ImageDirect

Cherry Jones, Gabriel Byrne, and Nora Ephron join Diane Lane at a luncheon celebrating her New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role in "Unfaithful" at the Four Season's in New York on Jan. 14, 2003.

Director Nora Ephron and her husband, screenwriter Nick Pileggi, arrive for the premiere of the film "Hollywood Ending" on April 23, 2002, in New York.

Nora Ephron, right, with husband Nick Pileggi and sister Delia Ephron, attend the premiere of the movie "Finding Forrester" in New York on Dec. 5, 2000.

Producer, director and co-writer Nora Ephron arrives at the premiere of "You've Got Mail" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Dec. 10, 1998, in New York.

Screenwriter Nora Ephron, right, poses with her husband, journalist and author Carl Bernstein, in New York on Feb. 22, 1978. They had two children together, Jacob and Max. Her 1983 novel "Heartburn" was inspired by his affair and the end of their marriage, which was made into the 1986 film of the same name (with a screenplay by Ephon) starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.