Not yet dead, but close, Nora Ephron

Nora Ephron Is Dying, According to the Internet [UPDATE]

 John Cook

Screenwriter Nora Ephron seems to have passed away, according to this uncomfortaby indeterminate column by her friend Liz Smith that just appeared on the internet. Herformer close friend Margo Howard also writes on Twitter that Ephron passed away from cancer, and that a funeral is scheduled for Thursday. According to the Observer, Ephron's representatives are not commenting on Smith's column.

UPDATE: Ephron's publisher, Knopf, tellsthe New York Times that the screenwriter is still alive. We'll update with more information as we have it.

SECOND UPDATE: It seems that Liz Smith's obituary may have been premature. According to Newsweek/Daily Beast entertainment reporter Maria Elena Fernandez, Ephron is still alive but "very sick" with cancer and "not expected to make it through the night."

Source: Gawker (unreliable, but whatever)