Hollywood and Broadway have both lost a great talent. Mike Nichols, whose partnership with Elaine May on Broadway and directing the Oscar-winning 1967 film THE GRADUATE (among tons of other things) made him a household name, has passed away at the age of 83. More details on this man's extensive career here:
"I don't think of myself as a star. I didn't set out to become a star, I set out to become a singer. I would have sung no matter what. The star part is just something that they made up in Hollywood in 1930." - Linda Ronstadt