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The boards; enter Mr. Goldwyn.(theater)(The Talk of the Town)(Interview)

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 04-MAR-02

Author: Ross, Lillian
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COPYRIGHT 2002 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc.

Alan King, the legendary standup comedian and actor, was in his second-floor dressing room the other morning at upper Broadway's cozy Promenade Theatre, where he was about to start rehearsing a new play, "Mr. Goldwyn," in which he takes on the title role of the legendary movie producer known for his stubborn independence as well as for his malapropisms ("Keep a stiff upper chin," "Include me out," "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on," etc.).

"I made this place!" King said as he stretched his arms out commandingly toward his accommodations. "I was my own decorator. Look. Posters from my movies, including 'Night and the City' that I made with Bob De Niro. My family photos -- my wife, my children, my grandchildren."

He patted a nearby clothes rack, hung with elegant, beautifully pressed clothing on hangers spaced uniformly, with mathematical precision. "My Sam Goldwyn suits and stuff," King said. "The way that man dressed! Only in the...

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