Alan Alda with Roger Rosenblatt

Talking About Talking at the 92nd Street Y

By: Alan Alda, Roger Rosenblatt

Actor and director Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce on the television series M*A*S*H and has acted in, written, and directed many feature films. He is also a best-selling author, most recently with his memoir, Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself. In this interview with Roger Rosenblatt, Alda discusses his opinions about public speaking and giving back to the community, his relationship with his wife, and his feelings on fame. Rosenblatt is an award-winning essayist, author, and playwright.

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Funny

Short funny with excellent advice for anyone who LISTENS carefully loves life until it's over

Alda and Rosenblatt.... Fun and Enlightening

Other than being unable to throw in a question or two of my own, this experience was like sitting in a living room or standing at a dinner party and listening to Alan Alda and Roger Rosenblatt converse. It was spontaneous and it felt honest with all the awkwardness that injects itself in naturally flowing discourse. At the time of this writing (January 11, 2017), Alan Alda will be 81 in just a couple of weeks. In that light, his reflections on fame and family hold a bit of clout in my book.