The mood was somber at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Monday as a crowd of about 800 filed into the New York City landmark to celebrate the life and work of Nora Ephron, who died suddenly last month at age 71 from pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia. But as the lights dimmed and a stream of family members and famous friends took the stage to share memories of Ephron, making the intimate auditorium reverberate with laughter and applause, it quickly became clear Ephron's memorial would be hilarious and heartfelt. For the blazingly witty Ephron, it couldn’t have been a more fitting tribute.
“Don’t be afraid to be funny,” said Martin Short, who was the first to take the stage, of the instructions Ephron’s son Jacob Bernstein had given him in advance of the memorial.
The 10 speakers who followed, including director-producer Mike Nichols, sister Delia Ephron and Rosie O’Donnell,...
“Don’t be afraid to be funny,” said Martin Short, who was the first to take the stage, of the instructions Ephron’s son Jacob Bernstein had given him in advance of the memorial.
The 10 speakers who followed, including director-producer Mike Nichols, sister Delia Ephron and Rosie O’Donnell,...
- 7/10/2012
- by Sara Wilson
- Huffington Post
Hollywood stars and luminaries from New York media and publishing world gathered Monday at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center to honor Nora Ephron, who died June 26 of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia. She was 71.
The memorial for the women behind such romantic comedy classics as “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless in Seattle” stretched for more than an hour and included tributes from Tom Hanks and Mike Nichols in a ceremony that her longtime friend Arianna Huffington told TheWrap was “beautiful.”
Included in memorial program for Ephron, who was a noted cook, was a recipe for “Esther Fein’s Brisket.”
Also read: Nora Ephron: From 'When Harry Met Sally' to 'Julie & Julia,' She Made It Ok to Eat
Crowds gathered at Lincoln Center to catch glimpses of some of the top names in entertainment and publishing, two areas in which Ephron excelled as...
The memorial for the women behind such romantic comedy classics as “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless in Seattle” stretched for more than an hour and included tributes from Tom Hanks and Mike Nichols in a ceremony that her longtime friend Arianna Huffington told TheWrap was “beautiful.”
Included in memorial program for Ephron, who was a noted cook, was a recipe for “Esther Fein’s Brisket.”
Also read: Nora Ephron: From 'When Harry Met Sally' to 'Julie & Julia,' She Made It Ok to Eat
Crowds gathered at Lincoln Center to catch glimpses of some of the top names in entertainment and publishing, two areas in which Ephron excelled as...
- 7/9/2012
- by The Wrap
- Huffington Post
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