Jewish Screenwriter Nora Ephron Dead at 71

The Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, 71, died Tuesday of pneumonia after a long battle with leukemia. "It is with great sadness that we report that Nora Ephron has died,” reported publisher Alfred A. Knopf in a statement issued Wednesday. "She brought an awful lot of people a tremendous amount of joy. She will be sorely missed.”