Died Today (November 19th): Mike Nichols (1931–2014)

Mike Nichols (1931–2014)

Born: November 6, 1931 in Berlin, Germany
Died: November 19, 2014 (age 83) in Manhattan, New York, USA

Married to: Diane Sawyer (29 April 1988 – 19 November 2014) (his death)
Annabel Davis-Goff (1975 – 1986) (divorced) (2 children)
Margot Callas (July 1963 – 1974) (divorced) (1 child)
Patricia Scot (4 June 1957 – 1960) (divorced)

[on Stanley Kubrick] In the end, I think he began to have trouble, because if you can’t leave home, you lose track of reality, and I think that happened to him. Still, he made great movies and he was a completely gifted director. If you look at 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), you suddenly realize: My God, there’s nobody in this movie!

A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don’t.

It’s not a film-maker’s job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966 dir. Nichols Starring Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor

The Graduate 1967 dir. Nichols starring Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft

Charlie Wilson’s War 2007 dir. Nichols Starring Julia Roberts Philip Seymour Hoffman

WORKING GIRL 1988 dir. Mike Nichols Stars: Melanie Griffith Harrison Ford

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