| Phoebe Ephron | |
| Birth Name: | Phoebe Wolkind |
| Birth Date: | January 26, 1914 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Children: | Nora Ephron Delia Ephron Hallie Ephron Amy Ephron |
| Years Active: | 1944 - 1963 |
| Occupation: | Playwright, screenwriter |
Phoebe Ephron (née Wolkind; January 26, 1914 - October 13, 1971) was an American playwright and screenwriter, who often worked with Henry Ephron, her husband, whom she wed in 1934.
Ephron was born in New York City to Louis and Kate (née Lautkin) Wolkind, a dress manufacturer.[1] [2] Her family is Jewish.[3]
Ephron was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 1960s. Her four daughters – Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Hallie Ephron and Amy Ephron – all became writers like their parents.
Ephron was nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, along with writing partners Richard L. Breen and husband Henry Ephron, for their work on Captain Newman, M.D. (1963).
She died in 1971, aged 57, in New York City.