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An Evening with Alan Alda
Friday, July 28 at 7:30 pm Main Stage, Staller Center
The Stony Brook Film Festival is delighted to welcome the Stony Brook
Southampton Writers Conference and an Evening with Alan Alda.
Writers Conference faculty and participants will be
in attendance for this special event, as long-time
Conference participant Alda discusses his recent
memoir, as well as his life as an actor, director and
screenwriter.
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Alan Alda starred for eleven years in the television series, M*A*S*H,
for which he won 5 Emmy Awards. He wrote (or co-wrote) twenty
episodes and he was the first person to win Emmy Awards for acting,
writing, and directing for the same series. In addition to his Emmys,
Alda has won the Writer's Guild Award twice and received the coveted
Humanitas Award for writing the "Dreams" episode of M*A*S*H
(from a story by Alda and James Jay Rubinfier). His memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, was published
by Random House in September, 2005.
Mr. Alda has earned international recognition as an actor, writer and director. His distinguished film
career includes The Aviator, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Everyone Says I Love You, Same Time Next Year,
California Suite, The Seduction of Joe Tynan (which he wrote), as well as The Four Seasons, Sweet Liberty,
A New Life and Betsy’s Wedding (all of which he wrote and directed).
On Broadway, Mr. Alda has starred in numerous award-winning productions including Glengarry Glen
Ross, QED, Jake’s Women, The Apple Tree, The Owl and the Pussycat, Purlie Victorious and Fair Game for
Lovers. His illustrious and diverse television career as an actor, director and writer is highlighted by his
current role as Arnold Vinick in The West Wing, the all-time classic Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H, host
for long-running and award-winning Scientific American Frontiers on PBS, and many guest and recurring
roles. His work on the small screen has earned him 31 Emmy nominations, 3 Director’s Guild
awards, 6 Golden Globe awards, 7 People’s Choice Awards and in 1994 he was inducted into the
Television Hall of Fame.
One of the most versatile performers of his generation, Mr. Alda had the rarest of distinctions this
past year as he was nominated for an Oscar (The Aviator), a Tony (Glengarry Glen Ross), an Emmy (The
West Wing), as well as making The New York Times bestseller list!
The Stony Brook Southampton Writers Conference, an annual July event held at the Stony Brook
Southampton Campus, features readings, lectures, and lively discussions with many distinguished
authors, including E. L. Doctorow, Billy Collins, Frank McCourt, Marsha Norman, Amy Tan, Garry
Trudeau, Bharati Mukherjee, and Roger Rosenblatt, among others. For more information on the
Conference, please call 631-287-8349. Visit them on the web.
An Evening with Alan Alda is included with your Festival Pass Purchase.
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