Delia Ephron: ‘I fell into my own romantic comedy'
Delia Ephron was behind some of Hollywood’s most-loved Rom-Coms: Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail. But when she found love late in life, it felt like a plot she dreamt up.
Writer Delia Ephron collaborated with her sister Nora on some of the 90s’ best-loved romantic comedies: Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. So when Delia, now in her 70s, received an email from a man from the other side of the US, she felt as though she had landed in one of her own storylines. A magical romance ensued, but then things would go drastically off-script and she would need to call on love from all quarters to face down her life’s toughest challenge yet.
She’s published a book about her experience, it's called Left on Tenth: A second chance at life.
Love can blossom in the strangest of places. For scuba diver Hiroyuki Arakawa it unfolded beneath the waves off the coast of Tateyama, Japan when he became best friends with a fish called Yoriko. This report by Alessia Cerantola was first broadcast in 2017.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
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(Photo: Delia Ephron. Credit: Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images)
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