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New York, NY -- Author and filmmaker, Nora Ephron, died Tuesday of Leukemia.
Ephron is best known for writing books like "Heartburn" and "Crazy Salad" and for the movies "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle" and most recently "Julie & Julia."
Ephron directed, produced or wrote more than 15 Hollywood movies. Her work earned her three Oscar nominations for screenwriting but she never took home the award.
A representative for Nora Ephron's publisher had earlier reported that the Oscar-nominated filmmaker and author was very ill.
Nicholas Latimer of Alfred A. Knopf had confirmed her poor health on Tuesday hours after celebrity a columnist and friend Liz Smith published what appeared to be a memorial for the writer.
Smith told The Associated Press that she had spoken to Ephron's son Tuesday morning and was told that Ephron was dying. She said when she heard that funeral plans had already been arranged, she published the column on the website Women on the Web.
Ephron's son later confirmed that Nora Ephron had lost her battle with Leukemia. Nora Ephron was 71 years old.
AP/CBS