Chapter 1
The copy machine of life
Chapter 2
The Watergate whisperer and Heartburn
Chapter 3
Queen of the romantic comedy
Chapter 4
Food, age, and late masterpieces
Ch 2 · The Watergate whisperer and Heartburn
schopenhauer Heartburn and Watergate
She put the secret source right inside her book (Yeah, in her book!) But nobody believed her when they took a look (Oh, they wouldn't look!)
schopenhauer Nora Ephron processing heartbreak through recipes in her novel Heartburn
schopenhauer A devastating marital betrayal inspired Nora's famous autobiographical novel.
Fun Fact
The Watergate leak: Nora figured out the identity of Deep Throat (Mark Felt) decades before he came forward, but guests at cocktail parties thought she was joking.
schopenhauer Nora deduced the identity of America's most famous anonymous source decades early.
Glossary
deep throat (noun)
An anonymous source who leaks confidential information about a government or organization to the public. Nora Ephron revealed Mark Felt's identity in her 1983 autobiographical novel by naming a character Mark Feldman.
An anonymous source who leaks confidential information about a government or organization to the public. Nora Ephron revealed Mark Felt's identity in her 1983 autobiographical novel by naming a character Mark Feldman.
Quiz
To which city did Nora Ephron reluctantly move with her husband, later describing it as a place she hated?
BETA
schopenhauer Match the secret ingredients to discover trivia about Nora Ephron's classic films.
Quiz
What unique elements did Nora Ephron intersperse between chapters in her novel 'Heartburn'?
schopenhauer Nora Ephron transformed her real-life heartbreak into a bestselling novel.
Quiz
What is the title of Nora Ephron's 1983 autobiographical novel about her divorce?
Quiz
In her novel 'Heartburn,' what did Nora Ephron rename the character based on her ex-husband Carl Bernstein?
Quiz
What was the name of the anonymous Watergate source whose identity Nora Ephron correctly guessed?
Quiz
Which famous actress played the main character in the 1986 film adaptation of 'Heartburn'?