When Harry Met Sally
USA, 1989. Director: Rob Reiner
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Nora Ephron (1941-2012)
A New York-born screenwriter, director, producer, author and journalist. While working in the mail room at Newsweek in 1962, she was one of the women employees who filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the magazine for refusing to hire women reporters. She later received widespread acclaim for her screenplay for the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, which earned Ephron an Academy Award nomination. She both wrote and directed her second film, Sleepless in Seattle. She directed and produced many more films and plays and published a number of books. She left behind a legacy of writing that artfully combined romantic and comic content with feminist messages.
