Editing Mike Nichols (section)

==Death and legacy==
Nichols died of a heart attack on November 19, 2014, at his apartment in [[Manhattan]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Mike Nichols, Graduate director, dies at 83|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30129848|work=BBC News|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Dennis McLellan|title=Mike Nichols, groundbreaking director of 'The Graduate,' dies at 83|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-mike-nichols-dies-at-83-20141120-story.html#page=1|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2014}}</ref> During the 87th annual Academy Awards on 22 February 2015, Nichols was featured in the ''In Memoriam'' segment, in anchor position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2015/02/22/oscars-in-memoriam-montage/|title=Which Dead Celebrity Will Anchor The Oscars "In Memoriam" Montage?|date=22 February 2015|website=decider.com|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/oscars-2015-watch-memoriam-tribute-776937|title=Oscars 2015: Watch In Memoriam Tribute with Robin Williams|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=February 22, 2015|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oscar.go.com:80/news/oscar-news/150222-oscars-2015-in-memoriam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220073021/http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/150222-oscars-2015-in-memoriam|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2016|title=Oscars 2015: In Memoriam - Oscars 2015 - 87th Academy Awards|date=20 February 2016|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laist.com/2014/02/27/which_fallen_star_will_anchor_this.php|title=Which Fallen Star Will Anchor This Year's Oscars 'In Memoriam' Segment?|website=laist.com|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012811/http://www.laist.com/2014/02/27/which_fallen_star_will_anchor_this.php|archive-date=July 29, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Nichols left [[John Frederick Herring Sr.]]'s painting "Horse with Groom" to his son Max.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmcestateplanning.com/taking-look-estate-plan-filmmaker-mike-nichols/|title='The Graduate' Director Mike Nichols Excellent Estate Planning|date=13 February 2015|website=bmcestateplanning.com|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804010016/http://www.bmcestateplanning.com/taking-look-estate-plan-filmmaker-mike-nichols/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/249081117/Mike-Nichols-Will|title=Mike Nichols' Will|website=Scribd|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

When Nichols died, many celebrities paid tribute to him, including [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Tom Stoppard]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30131781|title= Mike Nichols: Stars pay tribute to director|work= BBC News|date= November 21, 2014|access-date= May 10, 2020}}</ref> On November 8, 2015, stars and artists gathered at New York's [[IAC Building]] to pay tribute to Nichols. Hosts for the private event included [[Elaine May]] and [[Lorne Michaels]]. [[Eric Idle]] and [[John Cleese]] performed. Guests included Streep, [[Robert De Niro]], [[Al Pacino]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Nathan Lane]] and [[Christine Baranski]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/starry-group-pays-tribute-to-late-director-producer-mike-nichols-com-370600|title= Starry Group Pays Tribute to Late Director-Producer Mike Nichols|website= [[Playbill]].com|date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

In 2017, during an Oscars Actress Roundtable with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', [[Amy Adams]], [[Natalie Portman]], and [[Annette Bening]] spoke about the effect Nichols had on their lives.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/IaZVY7O2Ku0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201231048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZVY7O2Ku0 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZVY7O2Ku0|title= THR Full Oscar Actress Roundtable: Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, Taraji P. Henson, & More|website= YouTube.com|date= January 30, 2017|access-date= May 10, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2020 [[Woody Allen]] described Nichols as "maybe the best comedy director ever on the stage."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-isnt-everything-review-a-rare-rapport-with-actors-11578067266|title= 'Life Isn't Everything' Review: A Rare Rapport With Actors|newspaper= The Wall Street Journal|date= January 3, 2020|access-date= March 18, 2021|last1= Allen|first1= Brooke}}</ref>