Mike Nichols
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Mike Nichols | |
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Born | Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky 6 November 1931 Berlin, Germany |
Died | 19 November 2014 (aged 83) New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
Cause o daith | Hert attack |
Restin place | Los Angeles, Californie, U.S. |
Thrift | Film director, theatre director, film producer, actor, comedian |
Years active | 1955–2013 |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Patricia Scott (m. 1957–1960) Margot Callas (m. 1963–1974; 1 bairn) Annabel Davis-Goff (1975–1986; 2 bairns) Diane Sawyer (m. 1988–2014; his daith) |
Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) wis a German-American film an theatre director, producer, actor an comedian. He wis notit for his ability tae wirk athort a range o genres an an aptitude for gettin the best oot o actors regairdless o thair actin experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s wi the comedy improvisational troupe, The Compass Players, predecessor o The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up wi his improv pairtner, Elaine May, tae form the comedy duo Nichols and May. Thair live improv acts war a hit on Broadway resultin in three albums, wi thair debut album winnin a Grammy Awaird.
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