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Mike Nichols(1931-2014)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Mike Nichols
He, along with the other members of the "Compass Players" including Elaine May, Paul Sills, Byrne Piven, Joyce Hiller Piven and Edward Asner helped start the famed "Second City Improv" company. They used the games taught to them by fellow cast mate, Paul Sills 's mother, Viola Spolin. He later worked in legitimate theater as an actor before entering into a very successful comedy duo with Elaine May. The two were known as "the world's fastest humans".
BornNovember 6, 1931
DiedNovember 19, 2014(83)
BornNovember 6, 1931
DiedNovember 19, 2014(83)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 31 wins & 34 nominations total

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Known for

Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate
8.0
  • Director
  • 1967
Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
Closer
7.2
  • Director
  • 2004
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8.0
  • Director
  • 1966
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
The Birdcage
7.2
  • Director
  • 1996

Credits

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  • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
    Charlie Wilson's War
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
    Closer
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Angels in America (2003)
    Angels in America
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Wit (2001)
    Wit
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2000
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    Postcards from the Edge
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
    Working Girl
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues (1988)
    Biloxi Blues
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Heartburn (1986)
    Heartburn
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
    Silkwood
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Howard Shore, Johnny Caruso, Don Novello, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, and G.E. Smith in Gilda Live (1980)
    Gilda Live
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1980

Producer



  • Friends with Kids (2011)
    Friends with Kids
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
    Closer
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Angels in America (2003)
    Angels in America
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Wit (2001)
    Wit
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    5.6
    • producer
    • 2000
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1998
  • The Designated Mourner (1997)
    The Designated Mourner
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
    The Remains of the Day
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    Postcards from the Edge
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Heartburn (1986)
    Heartburn
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1986
  • The Longshot (1986)
    The Longshot
    5.4
    • executive producer
    • 1986
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
    Silkwood
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, and Sada Thompson in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976–1980

Additional Crew



  • Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
    Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary
    8.1
    TV Special
    • original stage production director
    • original stage production producer
    • 2005
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
    Capturing the Friedmans
    7.6
    • particularly good advice
    • 2003
  • Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
    8.6
    TV Special
    • original stage director
    • original stage producer
    • 1985
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
    Annie
    6.6
    • originally presented on the New York Stage by
    • 1982
  • The Gin Game (1981)
    The Gin Game
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • director: stage production
    • 1981
  • Plaza Suite (1971)
    Plaza Suite
    6.5
    • adapted from the Broadway play directed by
    • 1971

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • November 6, 1931
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 19, 2014
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Diane SawyerApril 29, 1988 - November 19, 2014 (his death)
  • Children
      Daisy Nichols
  • Parents
      Paul Peschkowsky
  • Relatives
      Hedwig Lachmann(Grandparent)
  • Other works
    "Fabulous Fifties, The" (31 January 1960), as Guest
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 6 Interviews
    • 11 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He and his younger brother, Robert, fled Berlin, Nazi Germany for the USA in April 1939 due to increasing Nazi atrocities. Their father had already relocated there some years back. The young boys arrived on April 28, 1939 in New York City, where their father, now known as Paul Nichols, had set up a medical practice and become a successful medical practitioner. The boys' mother was reunited with her family the following year in 1940.
  • Quotes
    A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.
  • Trademarks
      Often includes extremely long starting and/or ending shots taken from high in the air, for example Working Girl (1988) and Angels in America (2003).
  • Salaries
      Regarding Henry
      (1991)
      $3,000,000

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