Name the director of The Graduate, Monty Python’s Spamalot,” and Wit” who started as part of a comedy duo with Elaine May and went on to become the first director to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, and a Grammy.
- Mel Brooks
- Mike Nichols
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Robert Altman
Answer
The correct answer is B) Mike Nichols.
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