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Nora Ephron -- the legendary Hollywood writer who penned the screenplays for "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally" -- died Tuesday afternoon. As reported by TMZ, Nora was gravely ill up until her death -- reportedly suffering from cancer. She was 71.
Ephron scored 3 Academy Award nominations in her illustrious Hollywood career ... and was widely considered one of the most powerful women in the entertainment industry.
Among her most memorable films: "Silkwood", "My Blue Heaven", "Michael", "You've Got Mail" and "Julie and Julia."
Ephron was married to (and famously divorced) Watergate scandal reporter Carl Bernstein before entering her 3rd (and final) marriage to screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi.
More at TMZ.
