Mike Nichols, esteemed director/writer/producer and husband of Diane Sawyer, has died. ABC reports he died suddenly on Wednesday evening of cardiac arrest. He was 83.
Nichols' death was announced by ABC News President James Goldston.
"He was a true visionary, winning the highest honors in the arts for his work as a director, writer, producer and comic and was one of a tiny few to win the EGOT-an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony in his lifetime," Goldston said in the statement. "No one was more passionate about his craft than Mike."
"His humor, his intellect, the stories," said Robin Roberts on Thursday morning's Good Morning America, recalling visiting him at his home.
"You felt smarter and funnier just being next to him. ....He was an incredible, incredible man," said George Stephanopoulos.
SOURCE: USA Today