-=> On 11-20-14 07:47, Roger Nelson wrote to All <=-   
      
    RN> Legendary Director Mike Nichols Dies at Age 83   
      
    RN> Jordan Zakarin Writer   
    RN> November 20, 2014   
      
    RN> Mike Nichols, Oscar-winning director of such iconic films as The   
    RN> Graduate, died on Wednesday night at the age of 83.   
      
    RN> The filmmaker's death was announced by ABC News. Nichols was married   
    RN> for 26 years to the network's longtime news anchor Diane Sawyer. No   
    RN> cause of death was given.   
      
    RN> Born in Germany in 1931, Nichols escaped the Nazi regime with his   
    RN> family. He became a US citizen in 1944, and began his career as part of   
    RN> the comedy group The Compass Players. He teamed up with Elaine May for   
    RN> several hit records and a Broadway show.   
      
    RN> Nichols' film directing career spanned over five decades, beginning   
    RN> with his 1966 adaptation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, one of the   
    RN> greatest film debuts of all time. He followed that with The Graduate   
    RN> and continued his hot streak with Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge. He   
    RN> would go on to to direct such classics as Silkwood, Working Girl, and   
    RN> The Birdcage.   
      
    RN> He also directed the seminal HBO mini-series, Angels in America. An   
    RN> icon on Broadway, he helmed many indelible stage productions including   
    RN> Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, and most recently, a revival of   
    RN> Death of a Salesman. He was one of only a handful of entertainers to   
    RN> win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.   
      
    RN> [NOTE: He and Elaine May also did the voices for the animated Jax beer   
    RN> commercials in New Orleans.]   
      
   An amazing talent... I still cherish their album "The First Family"... amazing   
   body of work...   
      
      
   Bill   
      
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