Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin has died aged 89
He was 89. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man. A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed,” his sons Adam, Matthew, and Anthony Arkin said in a statement to CNN. Born in Brooklyn to Russian-German Jewish immigrant parents, his family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child. Arkin attended Bennington College but left to form the music group, The Tarriers in which he sang and played guitar.
But acting was also a passion and Arkin won a Tony Award for his Broadway debut performance in the 1963 play “Enter Laughing” and a Drama Desk award for directing the 1968 play “Little Murders,” which he also directed for the big screen. Arkin also directed the original Broadway version of Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys,” which ran for more than 500 performances. In his film work, he became one of a handful of actors to be Oscar nominated for their first starring role.
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