RIP Mike Nichols (1931-2014)

Legendary film and theater director, writer and producer Mike Nichols passed away overnight. He was 83 years old...The German-born helmer won an Oscar for directing the classic 1967 film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft.

No cause of death was given.for the EGOT, which means that he won at least one of all of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

He received Oscar nominations for Working Girl, The Remains of the Day, Silkwood and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. His last film was 2007’s Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.

He had recently been working on a new project for HBO to adapt “Master Class,” Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning play about opera legend Maria Callas. The project reunited him with Meryl Streep, one of his most frequent collaborators

The Birdcage starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane and Gene Hackman is among my favorite comedies.

There's more--Hollywood Mourns Mike Nichols and  Nichols' Life and Career in Pictures

Nichols With Wife Diane Sawyer