Mike Nichols: American Masters

TV series or program

Mike Nichols: American Masters

Written by| Susan Lacy
Directed by| Elaine May
Starring| Mike Nichols
Original language| English
Production
Producers| Julian Schlossberg
Michael Kantor
Roy Furman
Cinematography| Michael Claeys
Editors| Michael Claeys
Phillip Schopper
Running time| 54 minutes
Production companies| Jumer Productions
Witnesses Documentary Productions
Bennington Productions
Thirteen Productions
Original release
Network| PBS
WNET
Release| January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)

Mike Nichols: American Masters is a 2016 documentary film directed by Elaine May about the life of Mike Nichols[1] broadcast on the PBS series American Masters. It is derived from a lengthy interview with Nichols conducted by producer Julian Schlossberg. Brian Lowry of Variety has called it "the last memorable Nichols-May collaboration."[2] Richard Brody said that although it is not a major contribution to May's life's work, it "is nonetheless distinctive in its sparseness, its fixed and almost obsessive concentration on Nichols’s face and voice... [it's] May’s highest tribute to Nichols."[3]

## Participants

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* Mike Nichols
* Renata Adler
* Emanuel Azenberg
* Bob Balaban
* Alec Baldwin
* Matthew Broderick
* James L. Brooks
* Stanley Donen
* Jules Feiffer
* Tom Hanks
* Alex Hassilev
* Dustin Hoffman
* Tony Kushner
* Nathan Lane
* Frank Langella
* Elaine May
* Jack Rollins
* Neil Simon
* Paul Simon
* Steven Spielberg
* Meryl Streep
* Robin Williams

## References

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1. ^ "First Documentary on Mike Nichols Will Launch 30th Season of American Masters". pbs.org. November 2, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
2. ^ Lowry, Brian (January 26, 2016). "TV Review: 'American Masters: Mike Nichols'". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
3. ^ Brody, Richard (January 29, 2016). "A Lovingly Obsessive Tribute to Mike Nichols, by Elaine May". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

## External links

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* American Masters: Mike Nichols at IMDb
* American Masters website

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Elaine May

Awards and nominations

Films|

| As director|

* A New Leaf (1971)
* The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
* Mikey and Nicky (1976)
* Ishtar (1987)
* Mike Nichols: American Masters (2016)

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As writer|

* A New Leaf (1971)
* Such Good Friends (1971)
* Mikey and Nicky (1976)
* Heaven Can Wait (1978)
* Ishtar (1987)
* The Birdcage (1996)
* Primary Colors (1998)

Related|

* Nichols and May
* Jeannie Berlin (daughter)

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Mike Nichols

* On screen and stage
* Awards and nominations
* Unrealized projects

Feature films|

* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
* The Graduate (1967)
* Catch-22 (1970)
* Carnal Knowledge (1971)
* The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
* The Fortune (1975)
* Gilda Live (1980)
* Silkwood (1983)
* Heartburn (1986)
* Biloxi Blues (1988)
* Working Girl (1988)
* Postcards from the Edge (1990)
* Regarding Henry (1991)
* Wolf (1994)
* The Birdcage (1996)
* Primary Colors (1998)
* What Planet Are You From? (2000)
* Closer (2004)
* Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Television|

* Wit (2001)
* Angels in America (2003)

Related|

* Nichols and May
* Mike Nichols: American Masters (2016 documentary)
* Becoming Mike Nichols (2016 documentary)

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Nichols and May

Mike Nichols • Elaine May

Albums|

* Improvisations to Music (1958)
* An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1960)
* Mike Nichols & Elaine May Examine Doctors (1961)

Compilations|

* In Retrospect (1962)

Related|

* Compass Players
* Monitor
* The Birdcage
* Primary Colors
* Mike Nichols: American Masters
* Becoming Mike Nichols

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