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| Mike Nichols |
He directed The Graduate, Silkwood and Charlie Wilson's War and won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards for his remarkable work. Now Mike Nichols has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the age of 83.
Nichols, who was born in Berlin and moved to the US as a child to escape the Nazis, was notable for the diligence, emotional complexity and political sensibility he brought to his films. He became involved with theatre as a teenager and went on to make his first film, the highly acclaimed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, at the age of 35. His career would go on to include work as a screenwriter and an actor, and he would produce 16 films, including The Remains Of The Day and Closer (which he also directed). His theatrical career included launching the Broadway musical Annie.
Nichols wrote for the Huffington Post and also worked hard to train and support rising stars in film and theatre. He was also knnown as a successful breeeder of horses, which he loved.
Nichols in survived by his wife, journalist Diane Sawyer, and by three children from previous marriages. Broadway is to dim the lights in his honour tomorrow night.
