ALAN ARKIN - BOOK SIGNED - HFSID 343219

ALAN ARKIN
The famous actor signs his name on the book he wrote, The Lemming Condition (1976)
Book signed: "Best wishes/Alan Arkin". Color, 5¼x7½ book. 58 pages, Copyright 1976, published by Bantam Books, inc. Multi-talented Alan Arkin (1934-2023) is a distinguished actor of stage and screen as well as a stage director, songwriter and singer. He made his Hollywood debut in the gentle but hilarious sleeper The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!(1966). Arkin's portrayal of a Russian officer posing as a Norwegian sailor in a Nantucket town won him his first Oscar nomination. The following year, he demonstrated his versatility by offering a chilling portrayal of a villain in Wait Until Dark. Further acclaim greeted the actor in 1968 when received his second Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a deaf-mute in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. The role also won Arkin a New York Film Critics Circle award. He continued riding high in 1970, when he played Yossarian, the part for which he is still best remembered, in Mike Nichols' serio-comic adaptation of Joseph Heller's Catch-22. Five years later, he earned a second New York Film Critics Circle award for his work in Hearts of the West. His career enjoyed a second wind in the 1990s, with the actor appearing in substantial roles in a number of films. Some of the highlights included Edward Scissorhands (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross(1992) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). Edges slightly worn. Fine condition.