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ALAN ARKIN PASSES AWAY: The Little Miss Sunshine Actor Dead at 89

posted by Hannity Staff - 6.30.23

Alan Arkin, known for such films as ArgoEdward Scissorhands, Glengary Glen Ross and Little Miss Sunshine, passed away Thursday at his home in Carlsbad, California his family confirms.

Arkin won an Oscar for his role in 2007’s Little Miss Sunshine.

“Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” the family said in a statement. “A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”

Arkin grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 11.

“We were dirt poor so I couldn’t afford to go to the movies often,” the actor once told the Associated Press. “But I went whenever I could and focused in on movies, as they were more important than anything in my life.”

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