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Phoebe Ephron(1914-1971)

  • Writer
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Phoebe Ephron was born on 26 January 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), Daddy Long Legs (1955) and Carousel (1956). She was married to Henry Ephron. She died on 13 October 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 26, 1914
DiedOctober 13, 1971(57)
BornJanuary 26, 1914
DiedOctober 13, 1971(57)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 7 nominations total

Known for

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
There's No Business Like Show Business
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1954
Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Daddy Long Legs
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1955
Carousel (1956)
Carousel
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1956
James Stewart and Barbara Hale in The Jackpot (1950)
The Jackpot
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1950

Credits

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Writer

  • Paul Lynde and Elizabeth Allen in The Paul Lynde Show (1972)
    The Paul Lynde Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1972–1973
  • Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, and Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
    Captain Newman, M.D.
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
    Take Her, She's Mine
    6.2
    • based on the play by
    • 1963
  • Howie (1962)
    Howie
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • based on the play
    • 1962
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Joan Blondell, Sue Randall, Harry Ellerbe, Henry Ephron, Walter Lang, Dina Merrill, Neva Patterson, and Gig Young in Desk Set (1957)
    Desk Set
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Gordon MacRae, and Sheree North in The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
    The Best Things in Life Are Free
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Carousel (1956)
    Carousel
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Gloria DeHaven and Rosalind Russell in The Girl Rush (1955)
    The Girl Rush
    5.2
    • story
    • 1955
  • Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
    Daddy Long Legs
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
    There's No Business Like Show Business
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, and Dan Dailey in What Price Glory (1952)
    What Price Glory
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Belles on Their Toes (1952)
    Belles on Their Toes
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Gene Tierney, Danny Kaye, and Corinne Calvet in On the Riviera (1951)
    On the Riviera
    6.3
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • James Stewart and Barbara Hale in The Jackpot (1950)
    The Jackpot
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Ray Bolger and June Haver in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
    Look for the Silver Lining
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 26, 1914
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 13, 1971
    • New York City, New York, USA(cirrhosis)
  • Spouse
    • Henry EphronJuly 31, 1934 - October 13, 1971 (her death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Nora Ephron
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Co-wrote the play used as a basis for a proposed ABC comedy series called "Take Her, She's Mine" starring Van Johnson.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of Amy Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Nora Ephron.

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