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Barbara Dana is an American actress, writer and producer, born in 1940 in New York City. She has appeared in TV shows and movies such as The In-Laws, Great Performances and Necessary Parties, and was married to Alan Arkin.
- Actress, Writer, Producer
- December 28, 1940
- Barbara Dana
- Suzanne Newlander Arkin
- Barbara Dana
- Jeremy Yaffe
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Suzanne Newlander, a psychotherapist, was Alan Arkin’s third wife. The two tied the knot in 1996. In 2020, Alan told The Guardian that he and his wife led a quiet life while living out in California. “They rarely leave the house and avoid discussing politics or the state of the environment,” wrote Xan Brooks. Alan said that he avoided these discuss...
Alan’s second wife was Barbara Dana, an “actress who had a successful Hollywood career,” reads her bio on Turner Classic Movies. She and Alan were married from 1964 to 1994. She and Alan had one son together, Anthony Arkin. Barbara began her career mainly appearing in films, such as 1968’s Inspector Clouseau, which starred her then-husband, Alan Ar...
Alan married his first wife in 1955. She is reportedly a retired nurse. She is the mother of Alan’s first two children, Adam and Matthew Arkin. Not much is known about her, save that she and Alan divorced in 1961.
Alan Arkin, who died in 2023, was married three times, including to Barbara Dana, an actress who appeared in his films. Learn about his wives, his son Anthony Arkin, and his role in The Kominsky Method.
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Barbara Dana is an actress and writer, born in 1940 in New York City. She was married to Alan Arkin and is the mother of actor Anthony Arkin.
- December 28, 1940
Barbara Dana is a versatile and prolific writer who has published books, plays and screenplays. She is also an actress who has performed in Broadway, film and TV, and a co-editor of a book on Emily Dickinson.
Welcome. This is the place for all your Barbara Dana needs! REVIEWS. "Wider Than the Sky" " [a] wise and generous-hearted contribution to an appreciation of Emily Dickinson, poetry, and the resilience of the human spirit." - Jane Eberwein, Professor of English. Oakland University. "Young Joan"
Barbara Dana is an actress and playwright who started her career in Off-Broadway in 1959. She has also worked in film, television, on Broadway, and in regional theatre, and has written children's books.
Award-winning author Barbara Dana brilliantly imagines the girlhood of this extraordinary young woman, capturing the cadences of her unique voice and bringing her to radiant life.
