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Alan Alda: Career
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...Even now, as Alan expresses regret over Arlene's subjugation to his career during those early days, she has never publicly voiced any misgivings about her choice. Alan says they have talked about it quite a bit, but she has been somewhat the Sphinx in her opinions on that subject.
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Afterwards, Alda was transferred to a field hospital where his initial medical success became the basis for a six-month career: he amputated at least one limb from every patient he treated. In many cases this was appropriate treatment for the grievously wounded soldiers, but trouble began when Alda's treatment was extended to men with dental trouble, venereal disease, or athlete's foot.
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An enormously successful career in stage, screen and TV could have made Alan Alda a spoiled star. Instead, he's as down to earth as anyone, taking his fame and fortune in stride and always putting family first.
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It is easy, some men have pointed out, for Alan to be a feminist. He has his own security and a traditional wife who stayed home and brought up the children. After all, didn't she give up her career so he could have one? Times change. He and Arlene were married nearly three decades ago when it was more fashionable for women to stay home in the traditional manner of Old World Jewish and Italian families.
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