Mr. Nichols, whose long career experienced a few dips but no serious lulls, was working right up until the end. He directed hit revivals of Death of a Salesman and Betrayal in 2012 and 2013, respectively. He won a Tony Award for his direction of the former—his eighth Tony for directing. (He won two additional Tonys for producing.) His more recent film was "Charlie Wilson's War" in 2007.
Remembering Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols and Elaine May performing with Compass Players, 1950s. The Chicago-based improvisational troupe eventually fed members into what became Second City.
Mike Nichols in performance of Jean Cocteau’s The Typewriter, 1953.
Editor Sam O'Steen and Mike Nichols working on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1965
Mike Nichols (left) on the set of "The Graduate," 1967.
At one point in early 1967, Nichols had four hit productions running on Broadway—Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple (pictured here), Murray Schisgal's Luv and the musical The Apple Tree. He won directing Tonys for all but the last.
Julie Christie in Uncle Vanya.
He would make his Broadway comeback with 2005's Spamalot
Nichols was working right up until the end. He directed hit revivals of Death of a Salesman and Betrayal in 2012 and 2013, respectively. He won a Tony Award for his direction of the former—his eighth Tony for directing.
His final directing credit: Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in Betrayal
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