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Director Mike Nichols dies; world reacts on social media

Pictured left to right: Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, director Mike Nichols and Tim Curry, who plays the part of King Arthur, on stage during the curtain call for the Broadway premiere of Spamalot in New York, Thursday, March 17, 2005. Spamalot was written by Monty Python member Eric Idle and is directed by Nichols. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Pictured left to right: Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, director Mike Nichols and Tim Curry, who plays the part of King Arthur, on stage during the curtain call for the Broadway premiere of Spamalot in New York, Thursday, March 17, 2005. Spamalot was written by Monty Python member Eric Idle and is directed by Nichols. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Nov 20, 2014

The Associated Press is reporting that director Mike Nichols, husband of Diane Sawyer, has died at age 83.

Nichols was known for his work on films, television and stage shows such as "The Graduate," ''Angels in America" and "Monty Python's Spamalot."

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