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

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, and film producer.

Life and career

Ephron was born in

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, to Phoebe and

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, both East Coast born and raised

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. She is the sister of

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, Delia Ephron, and Hallie Ephron. ''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. 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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'', 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 ...

''. As a film executive she worked on '' Born on the Fourth of July'' 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

*''The Other Side of the Wall'' (2019) *''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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