Henry Ephron
American dramatist (1911–1992)
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Henry Ephron (May 26, 1911[1] – September 6, 1992) was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer. He often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind) and was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s.
Henry Ephron | |
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| Born | May 26, 1911 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1992 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1944–1963 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | |
Early life
Henry Ephron was born in Bronx, New York, the son of Gittle "Gussie" (née Weinstein) and Yitzhak Asher "Isaac" Ephron, a retailer.[2][3] His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Grodno, now in Belarus, and his mother from Skidzyelʹ, now in Belarus.[4] All four of his daughters by his first wife, Phoebe: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron, also became notable writers. Coincidentally, his second wife, June (née Gilmartin; July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996), widow of Oscar Levant, who wed Ephron in 1978, was also one of four sisters. His family is Jewish.[5]
Ephron died in 1992 of "natural causes" at the Motion Picture Hospital in Los Angeles.[6]
Notable works
(unless otherwise noted, films written with Phoebe Ephron):
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- Bride by Mistake (1944)
- Belles on Their Toes (1952); sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen
- What Price Glory (1952); Screenplay
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955); Screenplay
- Carousel (1956); also producer
- Desk Set (1957); also producer
- Take Her, She's Mine (1961); Broadway play, later made into a film, then an unsold ABC TV comedy series with Van Johnson starring in the pilot
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), nominated for Oscar, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Autobiography
- We Thought We Could Do Anything (1977)
