Delia Ephron

Delia Ephron (/ˈɛfrən/ EF-rən;[1] born July 12, 1944) is an American bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright.[2]

Delia Ephron
Ephron in 2013
Born (1944-07-12) July 12, 1944
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter, producer
Years active1979–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1982; died 2015)​
Parent(s)Henry Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
RelativesNora Ephron
Amy Ephron
Hallie Ephron

Life and career

Ephron was born in New York City, the second eldest of four daughters of screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron. She is Jewish. Her movies include You've Got Mail, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,[3] Hanging Up (based on her novel), and Michael. She has written novels for adults (Hanging Up,, The Lion Is In and the recent Siracusa) and teenagers (Frannie in Pieces and The Girl with the Mermaid Hair), books of humor, (How to Eat Like a Child), and essays. Her family is Jewish.[4]

Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Vogue, More, The Wall Street Journal, and The Huffington Post. In 2011, she won an Athena Film Festival award for creativity and panache as a screenwriter.[5]

Ephron collaborated with her elder sister, Nora, on Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which ran for over two and a half years Off-Broadway. It has played in cities across the U.S., as well as in cities around the world including Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Manila, and Sydney.

Filmography

Screenplays

Producer

Books
Ephron in New York, September 17, 2013, Barnes & Noble.
  • (with Lorraine Bodger, under name Delia Brock) The Adventurous Crocheter
  • My Life and Nobody Else's
  • Santa and Alex
  • How to Eat Like a Child (1979), illustrated by cartoonist Edward Koren
  • The Girl Who Changed the World
  • Teenage Romance: Or, How to Die of Embarrassment (1981)
  • Funny Sauce (1986)
  • Do I Have to Say Hello?: Aunt Delia's Manners Quiz for Kids/Grownups (1991)
  • Hanging Up (1995)
  • Big City Eyes (2000)
  • Frannie in Pieces (2007)
  • The Girl with the Mermaid Hair (2010)
  • The Lion Is In (2012)
  • Sister Mother Husband Dog: Etc (2013)
  • Siracusa (2016)

References
  1. "Delia Ephron on the Closeness and Complexity of Sisterhood". Fresh Air. NPR. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013. Interview.
  2. Foderaro, Lisa W. (July 4, 2010). "Jennifer Raab; Multitasking, With Time for the Roses". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. Film review: Special. Visual Imagination Ltd. 2005. p. 397.
  4. Glassman, Thea (12 September 2016). "Richard Cohen and Nora Ephron: The Real-Life Harry and Sally". The Forward. The Forward Organization, Inc. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. "February 9-12, 2017 New York City". Athena Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  6. Horn, John (August 2, 1991). "Troubled `Starr' Trek for Brooke Shields film". The News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. p. 3E.
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