[Magdalen] RIP Wayne Rogers

[Scott Knitter]

I liked Alda in Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery, but his distinctive
voice does remind one of Hawkeye.
On Jan 1, 2016 1:25 PM, "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 1/1/2016 1:40:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> I really  liked the character which he brought to life in Mash.  He was
> actually  the glue that held the MASH together. A man of great potential
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> loving  others, no matter how unpleasant or wacko (Hi, Charles and
> Hawkeye!)>>>>>>
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> Somewhere I read that his departure from MASH was his own decision,
> secondary to his upset that what was originally envisioned as a  comedy
> with several equal characters turned out to be pretty much all about
> Alan Alda.  Of course this didn't happen through malice on the part  of
> Alda, but rather his perfect casting as Hawkeye, so much so that he  was
> never able as an actor to break away from his role in MASH.
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> David Strang.
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