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 1 · The copy machine of life
schopenhauer Everything Is Copy
When life slips on a banana peel, tell the joke and make it copy
schopenhauer An early internship in the Kennedy administration provided Nora with endless comedic material.
Fun Fact
White House internship: While interning for JFK in 1961, Nora joked she was the only young woman there the President never made a pass at, blaming a bad perm.
schopenhauer Starting as a mail girl, Nora fought systemic barriers to become a writer.
Glossary
copy (noun)
Written matter intended to be printed or published in a newspaper, magazine, or book. Screenwriter Nora Ephron famously lived by her mother Phoebe's advice that all personal trials are writing material.
Written matter intended to be printed or published in a newspaper, magazine, or book. Screenwriter Nora Ephron famously lived by her mother Phoebe's advice that all personal trials are writing material.
Quiz
Which college did Nora Ephron attend, which later inspired her parents' play 'Take Her, She's Mine'?
BETA
schopenhauer Answer trivia questions about her famous works to discover Nora Ephron's legendary storytelling career.
Quiz
What was Nora Ephron's first job at Newsweek magazine after graduating from college?
Quiz
Which political satire magazine published Nora Ephron's first breakthrough parody column?
Quiz
Which newspaper hired Nora Ephron after she wrote a brilliant parody of their column?
Quiz
What was the famous writing advice Nora Ephron's mother gave her that became her lifelong motto?