Henry Ephron

Infobox Actor
name = Henry Ephron
birthdate = birth date|1912|5|26
birthplace = New York City, New York
deathdate = death date and age|1992|9|6|1912|5|26
deathplace = Los Angeles, California
spouse = Phoebe Wolkind
yearsactive = 1944 - 1963
occupation = screenwriter, producer, director

Henry Ephron (1912-1992, born Bronx, NY) was a playwright, screenwriter and film producer who often worked with his wife Phoebe Wolkind Ephron. He was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. Three of his daughters, Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron and Amy Ephron, also became notable writers.

Notable works

(unless otherwise noted, films written with Phoebe Ephron):
* "Belles on their Toes" (1952) ; sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen
* "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
* "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1961)
* "Captain Newman, M.D." (1963), nominated for Oscar, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Autobiography

* "We Thought we Could do anything" (1977)

External links

* [http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho4/ephron_h.htm]
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/89039/Henry-Ephron]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258288/]