Mike Nichols: Oscar-Winning Director of The Graduate Dies at 83

Mike Nichols was a German-born American director. Born Mikhail Peschkowsky on November 6, 1931, in Berlin, he fled Nazi Germany as a child and became a comedian with Elaine May.

He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Graduate (1967). He also directed Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Silkwood and Working Girl, and the stage musical Spamalot. He was one of the few people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

He was married to Diane Sawyer. Nichols died of a heart attack in New York City on November 19, 2014, at age 83.

Achievements: EGOT winner, Oscar for The Graduate.

Birth: November 6, 1931 - Berlin, Germany.

Profession: Director.

Interesting Facts: He won all four major entertainment awards.