Born on this day – Mike Nichols:

Mike Nichols

Director

Producer

Actor

Comedian

November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014

Credits:

2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005); 60 Minutes (1996); A Last Laugh at the Sixties (1970); Accent on Love (1959); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994–2010); All Good Things (2010); American Masters (1995–2016); Angels in America (2003); Annie (1999); Arthur Miller: Writer (2017); Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016); Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025); Beatlemania (1981); Becoming Mike Nichols (2016); Biloxi Blues (1988); Biography (2000); Carnal Knowledge (1971); Catch-22 (1970); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2021); Charlie Rose (1998–2011); Charlie Wilson's War (2007); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); Closer (2004); CNN Newsroom (2014); Entertainment Tonight (2014); Everything Is Copy (2015); Extra (2014); Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2010); Family (1976–1980); Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); Fatherhood (2014); Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (2006); Friends with Kids (2011); Gilda Live (1980); Great Performances (1988); HBO First Look (2007); Heart of the Festival (2002); Heartburn (1986); Hollywood Insider (2020); In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988); In the Life (1992–2012); Inside Edition (2014); Inside the Actors Studio (1996 / 2003); Jack Paar Presents (1960); Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (1977); Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2007); Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962); King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969); Laugh Line (1959); Legends Ball (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014); Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986); Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store (2015); Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (2001); Mad Men (2015); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Making the Boys (2011); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Omnibus (1958); Password (1961); Path to Glory (2011); Person to Person (1960); Postcards from the Edge (1990); President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962); Primary Colors (1998); Rampart (2011); Regarding Henry (1991); Saturday Night Live (2014); Silkwood (1983); Solaris (2002); Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces (2024); That Was the Week That Was (1963–1985); The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1959); The 20th Annual Tony Awards (1966); The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974); The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976); The 31st Annual Tony Awards (1977); The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967); The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985); The 3th Annual Mr. Abbot Awards (1987); The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968); The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970); The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004); The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005); The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005); The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The 73th Annual National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards (2002); The 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards (2005); The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994); The Annual Film Society of Lincoln Center Honors Mike Nichols (1999); The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters (1994); The Annual National Board of Review Awards (2001); The Big Party (1959); The Birdcage (1996); The Day of the Dolphin (1973); The Designated Mourner (1997); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958–1959); The Fabulous Fifties (1960); The Fifties (1997); The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1986); The Fortune (1975); The Graduate (1967); The Graduates (2008); The Great Standups (1984); The Jack Paar Program (1964–1965); The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1991 / 2003 / 2011); The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002); The Longshot (1986); The Making of 'Charlie Wilson's War' (2008); The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (2005); The Memory of Justice (1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1967); The Orson Bean Show (2026); The Oscars (2015); The Pallbearer (1996); The Perry Como Show (1958–1961); The Private Eye (2024); The Remains of the Day (1993); The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003); The South Bank Show (2006); The Steve Allen Show (1957–1958); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1959–1960); The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018); Today (1966); Turner Classic Movies Remembers 2014 (2014); Two Night Stand (2014); Wait in the Wings (2020); Welcome to the Basement (2014–2015); What Planet Are You From? (2000); What's My Line? (1960); Who Makes You Laugh? (1995); Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Wit (2001); Wolf (1994); Working Girl (1988); Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006).

On this day in movie history - Carnal Knowledge (1971)

Carnal Knowledge

directed by Mike Nichols,

written by Jules Feiffer,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1971.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, Rita Moreno, Cynthia O’Neal, Carol Kane, Ray Cass.

On this day in movie history - Catch-22 (1970)

Catch-22

directed by Mike Nichols,

written by Buck Henry,

based on the novel by Joseph Heller,

was released in the United States on June 24, 1970.

Music by Richard Strauss.

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, Orson Welles, Bob Balaban, Susanne Benton, Norman Fell, Charles Grodin, Austin Pendleton, Peter Bonerz, Jon Korkes, John Brent, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Philip Roth, Bruce Kirby, Jack Riley, Felice Orlandi, Marcel Dalio, Evi Maltagliati, Elizabeth Wilson, Richard Libertini, Liam Dunn, Olimpia Carlisi, Wendy D’Olive, Gina Rovere, Fernanda Vitobello, Seth Allen, Steve ‘Bunker’ de France.