They soon bonded due to their similar tastes in humor, and started dating each other. In 1956, Alda was introduced to Jewish-American musician Arlene Weiss (a clarinetist).
His official rank at that time was that of a gunnery officer, though Alda claims that he was placed in charge of a mess tent. He then spend 6 months stationed in Korea. He served for a year at Fort Benning, a United States Army post straddling the Alabama-Georgia border.
He subsequently entered the United States Army Reserve. Alda joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), a training program intended for prospective commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces. The station was owned by Fordham University, and was operated by its students. During his college years, Alda worked for the radio station WFUV. He graduated In 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Alda received his college education at Fordham University, a Jesuit research university located in New York City. The school was named in honor of Aloysius Stepinac (1898 - 1960), the Archbishop of Zagreb who was hero-worshiped for his conviction for treason by communist Yugoslavia. Alda received his secondary education at Archbishop Stepinac High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic high school located in White Plains, New York, United States. Though the treatment was considered controversial, it seemingly helped Alda to recover his mobility. This treatment had been developed by the Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952), and was based on the principle of muscle rehabilitation. His parents chose to administer a painful treatment regimen, "consisting of applying hot woolen blankets to his limbs and stretching his muscles". Alda spend much of his childhood touring the United States with his father, as his father's acting job required frequent travel. Alda had Italian ancestry on his father's side of the family, and Irish ancestry on his mother's side of the family. Alda's mother was former beauty queen Joan Browne. By that time, his father Robert Alda (1914-1986) had already started performing in vaudeville and burlesque theaters. In 1936, Alda was born in the Bronx, New York City. The film depicted Brewster's opposition to the commercial interests of Howard Hughes, and the alleged political corruption which caused the end of Brewster's career. Alda was later nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor", for his portrayal of career politician Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-1961) in the biographical film "The Aviator" (2004). He twice won the "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" for this role. Alda's best known role was playing chief surgeon Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the medical-themed sitcom M*A*S*H (1972-1983) for 11 seasons. His father was the Italian-American actor Robert Alda. Alan Alda (born under the name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter from New York City.
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