Reeve married James Hoge , a longtime employee of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' in her native city after earning her degree and began working for CBS . The couple had three children before their divorce in 1971 . She married Michael J. Arlen the following year and later moved to New York where she began studying at the Columbia University School of the Arts in 1979 . Arlen met Nora Ephron , with whom she wrote the screenplay for '' Silkwood '' ( 1983 ) , for which they were nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay . Arlen worked with director Louis Malle , writing the script for '' Alamo Bay '' ( 1985 ) . Arlen and Ephron later worked together on '' Cookie '' ( 1989 ) , which was directed by Susan Seidelman . Later , Arlen also wrote the screenplay for '' The Weight of Water '' ( 2000 ) , and Helen Hunt 's first feature film as director , '' Then She Found Me '' ( 2007 )
nominated for an Oscar
56th Academy Awards
Alice Arlen