Mike Nichols has died at 83

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<p>So sad to read this. <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/movies/mike-nichols-celebrated-director-dies-at-83.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0”>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/movies/mike-nichols-celebrated-director-dies-at-83.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>He was a genius. The Graduate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood. I regret that I never saw any of his stage productions. A witty, very talented man.</p>

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<p>Such a huge body of impressive work!</p>

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<p>Oh no… I love Mike Nichols. I did not think it was possible he could die. </p>

<p>Beaides his movies, and stage work, there is Nichols and May. I still have a couple of records.</p>

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<p>So incredibly talented on so many levels. I was lucky enough to see the 2012 revival of “Death of a Salesman” with Philip Seymour Hoffman in 2012, incredibly directed and staged, extremely memorable performances by the entire cast.</p>

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<p>Definitely a ladder rung above most other directors.</p>

<p>Am thinking about Diane Sawyer today and know she must be devastated.</p>

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<p>I agree, dstark. Somehow it’s a shock that he has died. I am so sorry for Diane Sawyer! She’s recently slowed down a bit, I’m sure to spend more time with her husband.</p>

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<p>In reading about him today, I discovered that he helped to fix up and re-write My One and Only, a great stage musical featuring Tommy Tune and Twiggy. I never knew, but I loved the show. His talent covered so many different genres.</p>

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<p>This thread has 6 replies? The guy was a genius. I even liked Catch-22 even though it helped break up Simon and Garfunkle. (Paul Simon’s role ended up cut out of the movie).</p>

<p><a href=“Who Is Responsible for Simon & Garfunkel’s Split? Documentary Screening Offers Answers – The Hollywood Reporter”>Who Is Responsible for Simon & Garfunkel’s Split? Documentary Screening Offers Answers – The Hollywood Reporter;

<p>The Graduate is one of the best all time movies and that shot underneath Anne Bancroft’s bent leg is classic along with the ending shot.</p>

<p>His career was pretty damn good without the Graduate though. This story is a little over the top.</p>

<p><a href=“The Graduate Ending Scene - The Scene That Made Mike Nichols's Career”>The Graduate Ending Scene - The Scene That Made Mike Nichols's Career;

<p>Nichols and May…one of the all time great comedy acts. A liitle More Gauze. :)</p>

<p>I like this too. My mom is getting close to this…</p>

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<p>Thanks for posting that bit, @dstark ! The comedy is brilliant, but so is the acting - from both of them.</p>

<p>Maybe one reason for the few responses to this thread is that Mike Nichols chose to devote himself to his art and not to his image. The more I read about him today, the more I saw what we would miss with him gone.</p>

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<p>A great director, and yes he flew under the radar.</p>

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<p>Frazzled1, yeah…maybe…we didn’t read too much about him and he was married to Diane Sawyer. </p>

<p>Major talent…</p>