Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe, The Compass Players, predecessor of The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up with his improv partner, Elaine May, to form the comedy duo Nichols and May. Their live improv acts were a hit on Broadway resulting in three albums, with their debut album winning a Grammy Award. After Nichols and May disbanded their act in 1961, Nichols began directing plays. He soon earned a reputation as a skilled Broadway director with a flair for creating innovative productions and the ability to elicit polished performances from actors. His debut Broadway play was Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in 1963, with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. He next directed Luv in 1964 and in 1965 directed another Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple. Nichols received a Tony Award for each of those plays. Nearly five decades later, he won his sixth Tony Award as best director with a revival of Death of a Salesman in 2012. During his career, he directed or produced over twenty-five Broadway plays. In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The groundbreaking and acclaimed film led critics to declare Nichols the "new Orson Welles". The film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning five. It was also a box office hit and became the number 1 film of 1966. His next film was The Graduate in 1967, starring then unknown actor Dustin Hoffman, alongside Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. The film was another critical and financial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1967 and receiving seven Academy Award nominations, winning Nichols the Academy Award for Best Directing. Among the other films he directed were Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Wolf (1994), The Birdcage (1996), Closer (2004), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007). Along with an Academy Award, Nichols won a Grammy Award (the first for a comedian born outside the United States), four Emmy Awards and nine Tony Awards. He was also a three-time BAFTA Award winner. His other honors included the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films garnered a total of 42 Academy Award nominations and seven wins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Nichols, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Mike Nichols
  • Popularity: 4.157
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-11-06
  • Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
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  • Also Known As: 마이크 니콜스, 마이크 니컬스, 迈克·尼科尔斯
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Mike Nichols Movies

  • 2017
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    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

    7.105 2017 HD

    One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which...

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  • 2003
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    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    5.6 2003 HD

    Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians...

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  • 1997
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    The Designated Mourner

    The Designated Mourner

    5.8 1997 HD

    Jack and Judy are husband and wife, and Howard is Judy's father. They live in some fictional undemocratic and repressive country, and tell us a story...

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  • 2012
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    Inventing David Geffen

    Inventing David Geffen

    7.5 2012 HD

    Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His...

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  • 1970
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    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    7.3 1970 HD

    Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...

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  • 2006
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    Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

    Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

    2 2006 HD

    Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of playwright Tony Kushner. Starting in 2001, when Kushner was mounting the production of his...

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  • 2016
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    Becoming Mike Nichols

    Becoming Mike Nichols

    6.9 2016 HD

    This intimate portrait of director, producer, and improvisational comedy icon Mike Nichols shows his final and historic interviews filmed just months...

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  • 2015
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    Everything Is Copy

    Everything Is Copy

    7.3 2015 HD

    A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.

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  • 1960
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    The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

    6 1960 HD

    The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of...

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  • 2001
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    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    6 2001 HD

    The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.

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  • 1986
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    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    6.7 1986 HD

    Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the Looney Tunes.

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  • 2006
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    The Madness of Boy George

    The Madness of Boy George

    3.5 2006 HD

    Documenting the days and weeks preceding Boy George's appearance in a New York courtroom in June 2006 for cocaine possession and his subsequent...

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  • 2016
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    Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Mike Nichols: An American Master

    6.3 2016 HD

    With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.

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  • 1967
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    Bach to Bach

    Bach to Bach

    1 1967 HD

    A Bach recording plays in a New York apartment, while off-screen a man and a woman in bed together for the first time engage in pseudo-intellectual...

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  • 1988
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    In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

    In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

    6 1988 HD

    Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

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  • 1996
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    Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

    Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

    1 1996 HD

    Richard Avedon was one of the great geniuses of 20th century photography, famous for his fashion photography done for the likes of Vogue, Versace,...

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  • 1996
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    Nichols and May: Take Two

    Nichols and May: Take Two

    6.5 1996 HD

    A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

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  • 1966
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    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    7.721 1966 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

    7.376 1993 HD

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  • 2004
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    Closer

    Closer

    6.83 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Closer

    Closer

    6.83 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Catch-22

    Catch-22

    6.679 1970 HD

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  • 1994
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    Wolf

    Wolf

    6.1 1994 HD

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  • 2000
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    What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

    5.483 2000 HD

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  • 2000
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    What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

    5.483 2000 HD

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  • 1988
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    Working Girl

    Working Girl

    6.595 1988 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

    7.026 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

    7.026 1996 HD

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  • 1991
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    Regarding Henry

    Regarding Henry

    6.537 1991 HD

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  • 1990
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    Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

    6.6 1990 HD

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  • 2007
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    Charlie Wilson's War

    Charlie Wilson's War

    6.5 2007 HD

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  • 1983
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    Silkwood

    Silkwood

    6.947 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Silkwood

    Silkwood

    6.947 1983 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wit

    Wit

    7.374 2001 HD

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  • 1998
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    Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

    6.285 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Primary Colors

    Primary Colors

    6.285 1998 HD

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  • 1986
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    Heartburn

    Heartburn

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    Heartburn

    Heartburn

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1971
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    Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Day of the Dolphin

    The Day of the Dolphin

    5.8 1973 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Graduate

    The Graduate

    7.642 1967 HD

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  • 1988
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    Biloxi Blues

    Biloxi Blues

    6.3 1988 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Fortune

    The Fortune

    5.3 1975 HD

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  • 1980
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    Gilda Live

    Gilda Live

    6.6 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1985
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    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wit

    Wit

    7.374 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wit

    Wit

    7.374 2001 HD

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  • 1967
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    Bach to Bach

    Bach to Bach

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1985
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    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 2012
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    Friends with Kids

    Friends with Kids

    5.984 2012 HD

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  • 2014
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    Crescendo! The Power of Music

    Crescendo! The Power of Music

    7.2 2014 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Designated Mourner

    The Designated Mourner

    5.8 1997 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Longshot

    The Longshot

    4.7 1986 HD

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  • 1991
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    Regarding Henry

    Regarding Henry

    6.537 1991 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wit

    Wit

    7.374 2001 HD

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  • 2009
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    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    7.8 2009 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Gin Game

    The Gin Game

    8 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Fortune

    The Fortune

    5.3 1975 HD

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  • 1962
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    Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall

    Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall

    8.2 1962 HD

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  • 1990
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    Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

    6.6 1990 HD

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  • 1994
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    Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

    7.443 1994 HD

    James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1952
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    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    6 1952 HD

    Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E31

    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS72 E1

    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1978
    imgS46 E1

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.3 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    6.5 1957 HD

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired...

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  • 1959
    imgS1 E13

    The Big Party

    The Big Party

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1956
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    Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

    5 1956 HD

    The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

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  • 1957
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    DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

    6.7 1957 HD

    DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also...

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  • 1986
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7.1 1986 HD

    American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists,...

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    10 1970 HD

    Show Me the Money is a television game show hosted by William Shatner which premiered on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8pm on ABC. On December 8,...

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7 1970 HD

    The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7.6 1970 HD

    Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    7.6 1970 HD

    Follow six New Yorkers whose lives intersect amidst the AIDS crisis and the rapidly changing socio-political climate of 1985.

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    8.4 1970 HD

    Ghost Hunters International was a spin-off series of Ghost Hunters that aired on Syfy. The series premiered on January 9, 2008. Like its parent...

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    1 1970 HD

    My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad is a reality sports TV show on NBC that premiered on February 18, 2008. The show is produced by Mark Burnett, producer...

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    1 1970 HD

    Hair Battle Spectacular is an American television series that premiered on the cable network Oxygen on August 10, 2010. The show follows 10 hair...

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    6 1970 HD

    Over the course of a fishing season, tough men and women pursue lucrative albacore tuna in the competitive waters off the Oregon coast.

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  • 1970
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    American Masters

    American Masters

    1 1970 HD

    Wit is a 2001 American television movie directed by Mike Nichols. The teleplay by Nichols and Emma Thompson is based on the 1998 Pulitzer Prize...

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