Full Coverage: Mike Nichols | 1931 - 2014
Mike Nichols, Oscar-winning director of “The Graduate,†died at 83 of cardiac arrest at his home in New York.
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The first major honor came in 1962, when he won a comedy album Grammy for “An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May.â€
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Mike Nichols didn’t write “Mrs. Robinson,†“The Blower’s Daughter†or “It’s the Hard Knock Life.â€
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Mike Nichols, the pioneering director and comedian who died Wednesday night at the age of 83, leaves behind an acclaimed, varied and prolific body of work.
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From his popular act with Elaine May to his widely lauded directorial efforts on Broadway that netted him multiple Tony Awards, Mike Nichols was a giant of the New York theater scene -- a world he never abandoned despite his success in Hollywood.
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In 2012, The Times published the following profile of Mike Nichols as he set about to direct a Broadway revival of “Death of a Saleman.â€
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The following story first published shortly before Mike Nichols received a lifetime achievement award in 2010.
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Mike Nichols had reasons to fear he would always be the hapless outsider.
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The following is a statement from James Goldston, president of ABC News, on the death of director Mike Nichols, who had been married to Diana Sawyer since 1988.
