Alan Arkin - Family and Companions

• father David I Arkin: a painter and writer who couldn't make a living at it, so he taught; Communist; lost his job teaching in Los Angeles during Red Scare of 1950s
• mother Beatrice Arkin: Communist
• son Adam Arkin: born on August 19, 1956; mother, Jeremy Yaffe; wrote "Improper Channels" (1981), in which father acted, and acted with him in "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash" (1981) and "Full Moon High" (1982); Alan also played Adam's long-lost father on CBS' "Chicago Hope"
• son Matthew Arkin: born c. 1960; mother, Jeremy Yaffe; acted with father in Carl Reiner's "North"
• son Anthony Dana Arkin: mother, Barbara Dana; appeared in small role in "Full Moon High" and as father's son in PBS special "A Matter of Principle" (1984)

• wife Jeremy Yaffe: Bennington classmate; married while in college in 1955; divorced; mother of Adam and Matthew Arkin
• wife Barbara Dana: second wife; married on June 16, 1964; wrote "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash" (1981), in which husband starred; mother of Anthony Arkin