"The Rationalist" - Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce in MASH
As Captain Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972–1983), Alan Alda created one of the most important and influential characters in television history. Through Hawkeye, Mr. Alda harnessed the power of mass media to forge a sea change in comedy’s capacity to communicate both social and political change.
The Museum of the Moving Image and the Comedy Hall of Fame present “The Rationalist,” an evening with Mr. Alda and Jeff Greenfield that celebrates and examines the story and legacy of his iconic creation and how it transformed the audience’s experience of war.
