Alan Alda on fighting Parkinson’s with laughter
Is it even possible to choose a favorite Alan Alda character? How about Senator Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing”? Or lawyer Jack Burroughs in “The Four Seasons”? And, of course, “Hawkeye” Pierce, the sarcastic Korean War combat surgeon, on “M*A*S*H”? For his work on “M*A*S*H,” which aired on CBS for 11 seasons beginning…