Nora Ephron: “While married to Carl Bernstein, she helped him rewrite the script for All the President’s Men.”

From The Writer’s Almanac:

It’s the birthday of screenwriter Nora Ephron, born in 1941 in New York City.

She studied at Wellesley College and worked as White House intern under President Kennedy. She later worked as a reporter for the New York Post where she gained attention for breaking the news of Bob Dylan’s marriage to Sara Lownds. She wrote a column on women’s issues for Esquire covering sometimes provocative topics, including Gloria Steinem’s feud with Betty Friedan and satires of Women’s Wear Daily and Cosmopolitan that resulted in lawsuit threats.

While she was married to journalist Carl Bernstein, she helped him rewrite the script for All the President’s Men. The script they collaborated on was never used, but it garnered attention in screenwriting circles and she was hired to write for a television movie. She went on to write many beloved scripts, including Heartburn (1986), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), and You’ve Got Mail (1998)….

She said, “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim,” and “Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.”