Amy Laura Ephron (born October 21, 1952) is an American

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, screenwriter,

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, and film producer.

Life and career

Ephron was born in Beverly Hills, California, to Phoebe and

Henry Ephron Henry Ephron (May 26, 1911 – September 6, 1992) was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer who often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind). He was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. Ea ...

, both East Coast born and raised

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. She is the sister of

Nora Ephron Nora Ephron ( ; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the Writers Guild of America Award and the Academy Award for ...

Delia Ephron Delia Ephron ( ; born July 12, 1944) is an American bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright. Life and career Ephron was born in New York City, the second eldest of four daughters of screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron. Her movies i ...

, and Hallie Ephron. She is

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. ''Carnival Magic'', her second novel for children, a companion to her first, published May 1, 2018, by Philomel, Penguin Kids. Her first novel for children, ''The Castle in the Mist'', was published February 2017 by Philomel, Penguin Kids. It was an Amazon best book for kids 'pick of the month' and a Barnes & Noble pick for best book of the year. It has been nominated for a SCIBA Award. Her novel ''A Cup of Tea'' spent 37 weeks on the ''Los Angeles Times'' bestseller list and has been bought by Bruckheimer Films. Her latest novel ''One Sunday Morning'' received the Booklist Best Fiction of the Year award and Booklist's Best Historical Fiction award in 2005 and was a Barnes and Noble Book Club selection. Her family is

. Ephron is a Contributing Editor and Contributor to ''

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'' and Vogue.com. Her stories and essays have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', the ''

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'', '' National Lampoon'', ''

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'', etc. She is also the Executive Producer of Warner Bros′ Alfonso Cuaron's ''

A Little Princess ''A Little Princess'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", which was serialized in ''St. Nicholas Ma ...

''. As a film executive she worked on ''

Born on the Fourth of July ''Born on the Fourth of July'', published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line ...

'' and ''

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'', among others. She was also a non-broadcast Editor at the Children's Television Workshop, developing and producing toys and games for ''Sesame Street'' and ''The Electric Company''. She has been married twice, first to film producer Sasha Harari, with whom she has three children, Anna, Maia and Ethan, and currently to lawyer Alan Rader.

Bibliography

*''Carnival Magic' (May 2018) *''The Castle in the Mist'' (Feb 2017) *''Loose Diamonds . . . and Other Things I've Lost (and Found) along the Way'' (2011) *''One Sunday Morning'' (2006) *''A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917'' (2005) *''White Rose: Una Rosa Blanca'' (2000) *''Biodegradable Soap'' (1991) *''Bruised Fruit'' (1988) *''Cool Shades'' (1984)

Filmography

*''A Little Princess'' (1995) - Producer

References

External links

*
Amy Ephron on ''The Huffington Post''Amy Ephron's One for the TableAmy Ephron's website
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