Henry Ephron
Henry Ephron | |
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| Born | May 26, 1911 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1944–1963 |
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| Children | Nora Ephron Delia Ephron Hallie Ephron Amy Ephron |
Henry Ephron (May 26, 1911[1] – September 6, 1992) was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer who often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind). He was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s.
Early life
Henry Ephron was born in
Jewish.[5]
Ephron died in 1992 of "natural causes" at the
Motion Picture Hospital in Los Angeles.[6]
Notable works
(unless otherwise noted, films written with Phoebe Ephron):
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- Bride by Mistake (1944)
- Belles on Their Toes (1952); sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen
- What Price Glory (1952); Screenplay
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955); Screenplay
- Carousel (1956); also producer
- Desk Set (1957); also producer
- Take Her, She's Mine (1961); Broadway play, later made into a film, then an unsold ABC TV comedy series with Van Johnson starring in the pilot
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), nominated for Oscar, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Autobiography
- We Thought We Could Do Anything (1977)
References
- ^ According to the California Death Records, 1940–1997
- ISBN 9780195127867. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ISBN 9780810300316. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Vol2Chap23". efronfamilyhistory.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ Glassman, Thea (September 12, 2016). "Richard Cohen and Nora Ephron: The Real-Life Harry and Sally". The Forward. The Forward Organization, Inc. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ "Henry Ephron, 81, Screenwriter For 'Desk Set' and Other Works". The New York Times. September 7, 1992. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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