Editing Alan Arkin (section)

=== 1956–1969 ===
[[File:Alan Arkin - 1963.jpg|thumb|right|Arkin in the Broadway play ''Enter Laughing'' (1963)]]
He started his career in the 1950s as a singer and guitarist in the folk group, [[The Tarriers]].<ref name=":4" /> They had two hits in 1956–7: "[[Cindy, Oh Cindy]]" and "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]".<ref name=":4" /> They performed the latter in the 1957 musical movie, ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]'', and sang "[[Choucoune (song)|Choucoune]]" in this too.<ref name=":5" /> Arkin went on to sing with another folk group, [[The Baby Sitters (folk group)|The Baby Sitters]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Baby Sitters Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-baby-sitters-mn0001172029 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> Arkin was an early member of the [[The Second City|Second City]] comedy troupe in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/alan-arkin-1798209614 |title=Interview: Alan Arkin |access-date=March 20, 2009 |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Rabin |date=August 2, 2006 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209210750/http://www.avclub.com/articles/alan-arkin%2C14005/ |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1957, he made his feature film acting debut in a small role in the [[musical film|musical]] ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Calypso Heat Wave {{!}} film by Sears [1957] {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Calypso-Heat-Wave |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> In the early sixties, he appeared in episodes of ''[[East Side West Side (TV series)|East Side/West Side]]'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=Kelli |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Oscar-Winning Actor Alan Arkin Dies of Heart Attack at 89 |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1097840/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-kominsky-method/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[ABC Stage 67]]'' (1966).<ref name="varietyobit">{{Cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |last2=Dagan |first2=Carmel |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dies at 89 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-1235658718/ |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He also made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut as a performer in ''From the Second City'' at the [[Royale Theatre]] in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Arkin – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alan-arkin-14056 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Second City – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/from-the-second-city-2312 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>

Arkin starred in 1963 on Broadway as David Kolowitz in [[Joseph Stein]]'s comedic play ''[[Enter Laughing]]''. Critic [[Howard Taubman]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the play a mixed review but praised Arkin's performance, describing it as "a choice specimen of a shrewd actor ribbing his profession."<ref name=TaubmanRvw>{{cite news |author=Howard Taubman |title=The Theater: 'Enter Laughing' |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 15, 1963 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/theater/Enter.pdf |accessdate=June 29, 2022}}</ref> For his performance, he received the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]], and a [[Theatre World Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2023 |first=Lester Fabian |last=Brathwaite |title=Abigail Breslin remembers her 'Little Miss Sunshine' costar Alan Arkin |url=https://ew.com/movies/abigail-breslin-remembers-little-miss-sunshine-costar-alan-arkin/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he returned to Broadway starring as Harry Berlin in ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]'' directed by [[Mike Nichols]]. Arkin starred opposite [[Eli Wallach]] and [[Anne Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/12/archives/theater-schisgals-luv-is-directed-by-nichols-new-comedy-opens-at.html |title=Theater: Schisgal's 'Luv' Is Directed by Nichols; New Comedy Opens at the Booth Theater; Eli Wallach, Alan Arkin, Anne Jackson in Cast |work=[[New York Times]] |date= November 12, 1964|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Alan Arkin - Popi - 69.JPG|thumb|left|Arkin in ''Popi'' (1969)]]

In 1966, he starred in [[Norman Jewison]]'s comedy film ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' opposite [[Carl Reiner]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]]. Robert Alden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Arkin's performance describing it as his "first full-length film appearance and a particularly wonderful performance."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1966/05/26/archives/screen-the-russians-are-comingbroad-farce-arrives-at-three-theaters.html|title= Screen: 'The Russians Are Coming':Broad Farce Arrives at Three Theaters|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= May 26, 1966|accessdate= June 29, 2022|last1= Alden|first1= Robert}}</ref> For his performance Arkin received a [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] nomination<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967|title=The 39th Academy Awards {{!}} 1967|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 |language=en|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1967/film/most-promising-newcomer-to-leading-film-roles|title=BAFTA {{!}} Film {{!}} Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in 1967|website=bafta.org|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> He also received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="globes">{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/alan-arkin |title=Alan Arkin {{!}} Golden Globes |accessdate=July 3, 2023|work=goldenglobes.com}}</ref> The following year he appeared in the [[Vittorio De Sica]] [[sex comedy]] ''[[Woman Times Seven]]'' starring [[Shirley MacLaine]], and in [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]'s [[psychological thriller]] film ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Audrey Hepburn]].<ref name="guardianobit">{{Cite news |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/30/alan-arkin-obituary |access-date=June 30, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 1968, he starred as [[Inspector Jacques Clouseau]] in the third installment of ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' franchise, titled ''[[Inspector Clouseau (film)|Inspector Clouseau]]'', after [[Peter Sellers]] dissociated himself from the role. The film was not well-received by Sellers' fans and critics, but [[Penelope Gilliatt]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' called it "an incredibly bad film, but Alan Arkin is sometimes very funny in it, especially when he doesn't try to be."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gilliatt |first=Penelope |author-link=Penelope Gilliatt |date=July 27, 1968 |title=The Current Cinema |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |pages=80–81 }}</ref> That same year, he co-starred with [[Sondra Locke]] in ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film)|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'', playing a suicidal [[deaf mute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iik6x87zmM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8Iik6x87zmM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Cliff Robertson Wins Best Actor: 1969 Oscars|website=YouTube|date=September 12, 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=1969 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> For his performance, he received nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=The 41st Academy Awards {{!}} 1969|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 |language=en|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]],<ref name="globes" /> and won a [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Blauvelt |first1=Samantha Bergeson,Christian |last2=Bergeson |first2=Samantha |last3=Blauvelt |first3=Christian |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin Dead at 89: Actor Was a Comic Great from 'The Russians Are Coming' to 'Argo' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/alan-arkin-dead-1234880266/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1969, he starred in [[Arthur Hiller]]'s comedy ''[[Popi]]'' opposite [[Rita Moreno]]. The film focuses on a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[widow]]er struggling to raise his two young sons in the New York City neighborhood of [[Spanish Harlem]]. Arkin received another nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]].<ref name="globes" />

In 1969, Arkin's directorial debut was the Oscar-nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue17-X-sGgE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ue17-X-sGgE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Short Film Oscars® in 1970 – Oscars on YouTube|website=YouTube |date=April 18, 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970|title=1970 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> 12-minute children's film titled ''People Soup'', starring his sons [[Adam Arkin]] and [[Matthew Arkin]].<ref name="People Soup ACMI"/> Based on a story of the same name he published in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'' in 1958,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1958-11|title=Galaxy Magazine (November 1958)|date=November 1958}}</ref> ''People Soup'' is a fantasy about two boys who experiment with various kitchen ingredients until they concoct a magical soup which transforms them into different animals and objects.<ref name="People Soup ACMI">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmi.net.au/works/71465--people-soup/|title=People soup|work=[[ACMI (museum)|ACMI]]|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}</ref>