Posted on 07/31/2018 6:33:22 AM PDT by SMGFan
Alan Alda announced Tuesday that he has Parkinson's disease.
Alda -- the Emmy award-winning actor who starred in the long-running series "M.A.S.H." as beloved combat doctor Hawkeye Pierce -- said in an interview on "CBS This Morning" that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2015.
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One of the best episodes was the one where the entire episode was shown from the point of view of the patient.
RIP Wayne Rogers
He couldn’t come close to Mike Ferrill in terms of political stupidity.
When Alda’s daughter was going to Wesleyan, he and his wife would come in [weekends] to the gourmet store we managed.
Of course people gravitated to him and asked for autographs. He refused. Saying he would shake their hand, rather than give an autograph.
He came across as very snotty and arrogant; OTOH, his wife [a photographer?] was always lovely.
Wish the limousine liberal well, in spite of his disagreeable personality and wacko politics.
FWIW, Alan Arkin, who also came in frequently [his wife kept horses in the next town over] is a most delightful person. Down-to-earth and very, very agreeable. Exact opposite to Alda.
Alan will get the best Healthcare money can buy to help him deal with this Disease.
He is lucky enough to be an American, although he has no appreciation of it.
I didn't intend to make the equivalency of how the enemy was portrayed in the TV show vs the movie. The two are completely different in what they were trying to convey and in how they convey it. I was trying to make the association between the two in how the main characters cope with the war they are stuck in.
SPR was intended to honor the sacrifice of our WWII vets through a harsh appreciation of the horrors of battle. MASH was intended, IMO, less to honor vets (though they did pay homage to several honorable characters that were killed off during the run), and more to bring to a much softer TV audience, some of the tragedy of war, while showing the human side of those stuck there, and how humor often helped them (and the audience) cope.
Anyway, I am no art critic. I just know what I like. I didn't like some of the MASH episodes as much as others, but I did enjoy many. I think many enjoyed the humor, even if they didn't appreciate the message at times.
Same here
After Henry died and Trapper left the show it was all down hill.
When i see MASH on the viewer guide i look at the season anything after 3 i change the channel.
Also i had the hots for Margaret in the early seasons and didn’t like the way she aged later on...
Total goofballs...like every tv remake
No problem.
I used to enjoy the humor but over time I guess I have become sensitive to the subliminal messages I perceive they were trying to send. I watch minimal TV now.
I could tell by his voice when he was doing the MASH tv show.
Awful disease. Too bad.
That's the one. I'm seeing my neurologist next month, I'll ask her about it.
Best wishes to you, FRiend.
Thank you so much!
“He’s the camp Self Abusement Director.”
LOL, that’s true. Remember the time when he re-broke his arm with the x-ray machine so he could stay at MASH longer? The look on Hawkeye’s face was priceless.
I like the early episodes but by the end it was a Alda preaching his pure liberal crapola and some of the story lines are just jump the shark stupid, way too many. I wish him well in his fight against this disease.
Alda has also been married to the same woman since 1957.
I was surprised when I saw her, because she is this short little grandmotherly woman, and not at all flashy.
If you recall back in the 70’s the ladies considered him hot stuff.
I think that speaks to him being a pretty decent person.
I’m sorry to hear this. In reading the article, his attitude of positivity is striking and inspirational. It seems that he may use his celebrity to help bring awareness (and much needed research funding) to the disease.
I am sorry to hear that.
I had an uncle who was in charge of maintenance for a large hotel where many celebrities stayed. He had far too many stories like yours of those who were less than approachable and civil.
My uncle had an elevator confrontation with Yul Brynner over his superior attitude that is still the stuff of legend in the local hospitality industry.
His favorite was Anita Bryant. Said she could not have been nicer to the hotel staff.
Prayers for Mr. Alda.
I always got the impression that at some point, Brynner began to believe he really was King Mongkut.
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