Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally screenwriter, dies

27 June 2012 Last updated at 10:48 ET Help

Hollywood screenwriter and director Nora Ephron, who wrote such films as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, has died.

Alfred P Knopf, Ephron's publisher, confirmed her death on Tuesday night in a statement. She was 71 and had been suffering from leukaemia.

The BBC's David Sillito looks back at her life.

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