Nora Ephron was an essayist and screenwriter whose fixation on food, real estate and the relationships between men and women helped reinvigorate the Hollywood romantic comedy.

拉•埃夫龙(Nora Ephron)是一位散文作家和编剧，她对美食、房产和男女关系的痴迷令好莱坞的浪漫喜剧重新焕发魅力。

Ms. Ephron, who died Tuesday at a New York hospital at age 71, was nominated for three Academy Awards as a screenwriter, and also directed and produced films.

埃夫龙周二在纽约的一家医院去世，终年71岁。她一生曾三次获得奥斯卡最佳编剧提名，也曾执导和制作过电影。

'She was grave in her humor, which made it deadly, unexpected, truly funny and dauntingly intelligent,' wrote the gossip columnist Liz Smith, a longtime friend, in an online remembrance.

埃夫龙的老友、八卦专栏作家史密斯(Liz Smith)在网上悼念她时说道，埃夫龙有一种庄重的幽默感，她的幽默常常出人意料，但又的确非常有趣，其中流露出的睿智令人心折。

Ms. Ephron wrote 'When Harry Met Sally