Writer, director, playwright and filmmaker Nora Ephron, a rare artist who succeeded in both drama and comedy as well as on the big screen and the printed page, died Tuesday died of complications from the blood disorder myelodysplasia, which was diagnosed six years ago. Ephron was 71. As a writer Ephron earned Oscar nominations for [...]
Books That’ll Unwrap Laughs This Holiday Season
November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you’ve ever watched America’s Funniest Videos with a group of people, you know just how varying senses of humor can be. Such was the challenge of compiling this list of gift recommendations. But other questions popped up, too. For example, there are two books written by Steve Martin (Born Standing Up; The Pleasure of [...]