"Nora Ephron, the celebrated screenwriter and director, died of leukemia Tuesday evening in New York, according to the New York Times. Ephron, best known for penning the screenplay for ""When Harry Met Sally"" (1989) and then writing and directing ""Sleepless in Seattle"" (1989) and ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), had not been reported as ill prior to a story from gossip columnist  Liz Smith — which repeatedly referred to the 71-year-old in the past tense while never pronouncing her dead. Image: Jemal Countess / WireImage"
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