Carly Simon Remembers 'Truly Brilliant' Mike Nichols — billboard.com

When Mike Nichols died at age 83 on Wednesday night, the entertainment community lost one of its brightest, funniest and most thoughtful voices. Carly Simon -- who provided unforgettable music for several of his signature films, including the Oscar-winning "Let the River Run" from Working Girl -- remembers Nichols as someone you could never get enough of, in a statement to Billboard. "I could never spend enough time with Mike. His philosophies of life were truly brilliant, amusing and filled with warmth and an original take on people and love. He gave me the biggest break by asking me to score the movie Heartburn and after that, Working Girl and Postcards From the Edge," Simon recalls. "He gave all he had; it shows in the relationships he values most, with Diane [Sawyer] and [their children] Max and Jenny."

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