The Graduate
1967
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Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theatre director. He worked across a range of genres and had an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their experience.
Mike Nichols. Director: The Graduate. 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.
Feb 9, 2021 · Mike Nichols: The Last Director Who Knew Everyone and Did Everything. Mark Harris talks about his new biography of one of America’s finest stage and screen directors. By Rachel Tashjian....
Apr 12, 2024 · Mike Nichols (born November 6, 1931, Berlin, Germany—died November 19, 2014, New York, New York, U.S.) was an American motion-picture, television, and stage director whose productions focus on the absurdities and horrors of modern life as revealed in personal relationships.
Mike Nichols. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. November 6, 1931 · Berlin, Germany. Died. November 19, 2014 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (heart attack) Birth name. Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky. Height. 5′ 11″ (1.80 m) Mini Bio.
Feb 3, 2021 · Nichols died in 2014 at age 83, just ten years after what might have been his biggest triumph, a miniseries adaptation of Tony Kushner's play Angels in America.
Nov 20, 2014 · Nichols, who died Wednesday night in New York at 83, was a supreme orchestrator of material, talent and taste. In films like “The Graduate,” ’'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Carnal Knowledge,” he left not only a firm stamp of authorship.
