| Henry Ephron | |
| Birth Date: | May 26, 1911 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | Nora Ephron Delia Ephron Hallie Ephron Amy Ephron |
| Years Active: | 1944–1963 |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter, producer, director |
Henry Ephron (May 26, 1911[1] - September 6, 1992) was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer who often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind). He was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s.
Henry Ephron was born in Bronx, New York, the son of Gittle "Gussie" (née Weinstein) and Yitzhak Asher "Isaac" Ephron, a retailer.[2] [3] His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Grodno, now in Belarus, and his mother from Skidzyel', now in Belarus.[4] All four of his daughters by his first wife, Phoebe: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron, also became notable writers. Coincidentally, his second wife, June (née Gilmartin; July 6, 1911 – November 13, 1996), widow of Oscar Levant, who wed Ephron in 1978, was also one of four sisters. His family is Jewish.[5]
Ephron died in 1992 of "natural causes" at the Motion Picture Hospital in Los Angeles.[6]
(unless otherwise noted, films written with Phoebe Ephron):