Director of the film, theater, and television, Mike Nichols, one of the American entertainment industry figures who receive the most awards, died of a heart attack at the age of 83 years.

Nichols is one of only a handful of entertainers who have won four major awards in show business: an Oscar for the film The Graduate (1967), several Emmy for television shows, nine Tony awards for Broadway theater, and a Grammy for comedy album in 1961.