his memoir AN IMPROVISED LIFE available in paperback.
Da Capo Press; First Paperback Edition (March 1, 2011)

"Alan Arkin knew he was going to be an actor from the age of five: "Every film I saw, every play, every piece of music fed an unquenchable need to turn myself into something other than what I was." An Improvised Life is the Oscar winner's wise and unpretentious recollection of the process--artistic and personal--of becoming an actor, and a revealing look into the creative mind of one of the best practitioners on stage or screen. In a manner that is direct, down-to-earth, accessible, and articulate, Arkin reveals insights not only about himself (and his audience and students), but also truths for the rest of us about work, relationships, and sense of self."


The folkowing album not well known:

Warwick W-2019    LP 1960       BILLBOARD FEB 13 1961
"Jeremy's Friends"
with Alan Arkin, Carole Mann, and Brooks Jones
[note Carole Mann became Carol Holdstock - see Dick and Carol Holdstock]
A
Hangman
Father Abraham
In The Evenin
John Hardy
Cockells and Muscles
Abdication
B
On A Monday
Long Lonesome Road
The Old Maid
Ragupati
Delia
Pastures of Plenty

Thomas.