Though Mike Nichols was 83-years-old at the time of his death, it was unexpected. Nichols, who was one of only a handful of people to win an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony, also known as an EGOT, died of a heart attack on November 19, 2014 — just 13 days after his 83rd birthday, per Vanity Fair.
Diane Sawyer was by her husband's side as his health started to deteriorate, and she was with him at their Manhattan apartment when he took his last breath, according to Biography. At the time of his passing, Sawyer was also mourning the loss of her 94-year-old mother, Jean, who died in Louisville the month prior, per the Daily Mail.
The Frank Campbell Home held the producer's star-studded memorial. At the time, the Daily Mail reported that big names like Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Whoopi Goldberg, Natalie Portman, and Gayle King were in attendance. In a statement, Streep called Nichols "An inspiration and joy to know, a director who cried when he laughed, a friend without whom, well, we can't imagine our world, an indelible irreplaceable man."
Following Nichols' death, Goldberg famously broke down on the set of The View (via Daily News.) The comedienne began speaking, but her tears were too much. "Whoopi has a hard time putting into words, which is why I'm doing it for her," co-star Nicolle Wallace said. "This man meant the world to her."
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