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Meryl Streep Interview: Working with Director Mike Nichols

Meryl Streep does a funny imitation of Nichols while describing working on films with him.

Aired 01/29/2016 | Rating NR

American Masters

Meryl Streep Interview: Working with Director Mike Nichols

Clip: 1/29/2016

Meryl Streep does a funny imitation of Nichols while describing working on films with him.

Meryl Streep describes working with Mike Nichols, who directed her in his films Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986), Postcards From the Edge (1990), and in the HBO miniseries Angels In America (2004). Streep describes his set as a place he himself never wanted to leave. "He would just weep when he had to think, 'Now I have to go into the editing room. No one's there.'"

Aired 01/29/2016 | Rating NR

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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...

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Mike Nichols: An American Master - Preview

Preview: 1/29/2016 | 39s | The late, great director (The Graduate, Angels in America) discusses his 50-year career. (39s)

Mike Nichols and "The Graduate"

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Clip: 1/29/2016 | 1m 17s | Mike Nichols won an Academy Award for directing "The Graduate," his second film. (1m 17s)

Mike Nichols: Interview with Producer Julian Schlossberg

Clip: 1/29/2016 | 5m 2s | The producer of Mike Nichols: An American Master describes working with Nichols. (5m 2s)

Mike Nichols' Laugh

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Clip: 1/29/2016 | 47s | Stars of theater and film remember Mike Nichols' famous, uncontrollable laughter. (47s)

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