Mike Nichols Overview:

Director, Mike Nichols, was born Michael Igor Peschkowsky on Nov 6, 1931 in Berlin, Germany. Nichols died at the age of 83 on Nov 19, 2014 in New York City, NY .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Mike Nichols was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Director for The Graduate in 1967.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1966Best DirectorWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)N/ANominated
1967Best DirectorThe Graduate (1967)N/AWon
1983Best DirectorSilkwood (1983)N/ANominated
1988Best DirectorWorking Girl (1988)N/ANominated
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Mike Nichols BlogHub Articles:

Biloxi Blues (1988, Mike Nichols)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 29, 2019 From The Stop Button

Biloxi Blues has some rather peculiar, rather significant third act problems. Like, it doesn?t have a third act. Did they cut a bunch to keep the PG rating or something? Because at a certain point the rising action stalls out and the film goes into montage summary overdrive. After giving lead Matthe... Read full article


Biloxi Blues (1988, Mike Nichols)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 29, 2019 From The Stop Button

Biloxi Blues has some rather peculiar, rather significant third act problems. Like, it doesn?t have a third act. Did they cut a bunch to keep the PG rating or something? Because at a certain point the rising action stalls out and the film goes into montage summary overdrive. After giving lead Matthe... Read full article


Biloxi Blues (1988, Mike Nichols)

on Oct 29, 2019 From The Stop Button

Biloxi Blues has some rather peculiar, rather significant third act problems. Like, it doesn?t have a third act. Did they cut a bunch to keep the PG rating or something? Because at a certain point the rising action stalls out and the film goes into montage summary overdrive. After giving lead Matthe... Read full article


Biloxi Blues (1988, Mike Nichols)

on Oct 29, 2019 From The Stop Button

Biloxi Blues has some rather peculiar, rather significant third act problems. Like, it doesn?t have a third act. Did they cut a bunch to keep the PG rating or something? Because at a certain point the rising action stalls out and the film goes into montage summary overdrive. After giving lead Matthe... Read full article


Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)

By Beatrice on Dec 30, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Becoming Mike Nichols Directed by Douglas McGrath 2016/US HBO Documentary Films First viewing/Amazon Instant In the last interview he gave before his death, the multi-talented Mike Nichols talked with theater director Jack O’Brien about his life and work. ?The conversation spans ?his family&... Read full article


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Since the early 1960s, he has been a well-renowned figure among Arabian Horse fans - breeder of over 400 registered Arabians and has bred and owned many US National Champion horses.

Was interested to direct First Blood (1982) with Dustin Hoffman as John Rambo.

Mike Nichols was the original choice to direct the 1976 film The Last Tycoon. He left the project because of creative differences with actor Robert De Niro.

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