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- Born: November 6, 1931
- Birthname: Michael Igor Peschkowsky
- Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
- Family fled to United States in 1939
- Became a U.S. Citizen 1944
- Attended University of Chicago
- Spouse: TV Journalist Diane Sawyer
- Kennedy Center Honoree in 2003
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Mike Nichols is a multi-award-winning American televison, stage and film director, writer, producer and actor. Nichols is noted for directing such classic films as The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Primary Colors.
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Background
Nichols and his family moved to the United States to flee the Nazis in 1939. While attending the University of Chicago in the 1950s he began performing improvisational comedy with the Compass Players, a precursor to The Second City.After Nichols was chosen to direct the hit production of Neil Simon's Barefoot In The Park in 1963 he decided to devote the rest of his life to directing. Nichols went on to direct many other Broadway hits, including several more by Simon. He has won numerous theater awards, including the Tony Award for Best Direction for seven different productions.
Starting with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, for which he received an Oscar nomination, and following with The Graduate, for which he won the Best Director Oscar, Nichols began an acclaimed career as a film director.
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Mike Nichols Questions
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Mike Nichols Timeline
- Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
- 1931: Born on November 6 in Berlin, Germany
- 1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1967: The Graduate - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1983: Silkwood - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1986: Heartburn - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1988: Biloxi Blues - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1988: Working Girl - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1990: Postcards from the Edge - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1994: Wolf - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1996: The Birdcage - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1998: Primary Colors - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2000: What Planet Are You From? - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2004: Closer - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2007: Charlie Wilson's War - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews



