Gene Saks
March, 1968
yok around the clockFive Years ago this month, Enter Laughing bowed on Broadway and, in addition to introducing Alan Arkin to big-league showbiz, marked the directorial debut of actor Gene Saks. Arkin, of course, has gone on to become a major screen star, and Saks--having recently called the camera shots for Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple--is now the hottest director of U.S. comic cinema. Says Saks succinctly, "I didn't pick comedy--it picked me." A stage pro whose most memora...
