You’ve Got Mail are widely credited with saving the romantic comedy genre. But beyond that, Ephron was a star in her own right, writing prolifically about her experiences of being a woman, from the 1970s up until the time of her death in 2012 from pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia.
In honor of what would have been Ephron's 80th birthday on May 19th, below are some fun facts about the creator’s life and work.
1. Nora Ephron was fictionalized from an early age.
Ephron made her living telling other people’s stories, but she’s inspired some, too—dating back to her teen years. Ephron’s parents, Hollywood screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron, based their 1961 play and subsequent film