Mike Nichols, Who Directed ‘The Graduate’ for Oscar, Dies at 83

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Mike Nichols, the director of the Oscar-winning movie “The Graduate” who matched his success on the big screen with Broadway plays such as “Barefoot in the Park” and “Death of a Salesman,” has died. He was 83.

He died suddenly last night, according to an e-mailed statement from James Goldston, president of ABC News. Nichols’s wife, Diane Sawyer, is the former anchor of the network’s nightly news program.