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Alan Arkin - in memoriam

By Joe Donahue
Published June 30, 2023 at 11:33 AM EDT
Book cover for "An Improvised Life: A Memoir" by Alan Arkin
Da Capo Press

Academy and Tony Award-winning actor, Alan Arkin, has died at 89. Joe Donahue spoke with him on The Roundtable in 2011 about the memoir "An Improvised Life." In this wide-ranging interview Arkin recalls his time at Second City, his aversion to being typecast, and how winning the Oscar didn't change his career.

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