Legendary Director Mike Nichols Dies at Age 83   
       
   Jordan Zakarin Writer   
   November 20, 2014   
       
   Mike Nichols, Oscar-winning director of such iconic films as The Graduate,   
   died on Wednesday night at the age of 83.   
       
   The filmmaker's death was announced by ABC News. Nichols was married for 26   
   years to the network's longtime news anchor Diane Sawyer. No cause of death   
   was given.   
       
   Born in Germany in 1931, Nichols escaped the Nazi regime with his family. He   
   became a US citizen in 1944, and began his career as part of the comedy group   
   The Compass Players. He teamed up with Elaine May for several hit records and   
   a Broadway show.   
       
   Nichols' film directing career spanned over five decades, beginning with his   
   1966 adaptation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, one of the greatest film   
   debuts of all time. He followed that with The Graduate and continued his hot   
   streak with Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge. He would go on to to direct such   
   classics as Silkwood, Working Girl, and The Birdcage.   
       
   He also directed the seminal HBO mini-series, Angels in America. An icon on   
   Broadway, he helmed many indelible stage productions including Barefoot in the   
   Park, The Odd Couple, and most recently, a revival of Death of a Salesman. He   
   was one of only a handful of entertainers to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and   
   Tony Award.   
       
   [NOTE: He and Elaine May also did the voices for the animated Jax beer   
   commercials in New Orleans.]   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
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