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Also known as Arthur Buchwald

journalist, humorist, United States Marine (1925–2007)

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Arthur Buchwald, known professionally as Art Buchwald, was an American columnist, essayist, writer, and screenwriter. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, in 1925, he served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. His writing focused on satire, and he was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Buchwald received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his work.

He spoke both English and French. Buchwald died of kidney failure in Washington, D.C., in 2007. His bibliography includes works such as *The paper tiger; or, Words to hang yourself by* and *I am not a Crook*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
93

Top works

  • The paper tiger; or, Words to hang yourself by
  • I am not a Crook
  • The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition
  • The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
  • 包可華狂想錄

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Film & TV

Writing · Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Known for

  • Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story1985
  • The Store — Self1983
  • Since '45 — Self - Print humorist1979
  • Dinah! — Self1974
  • Year of the Woman — Self1973
  • Around the World of Mike Todd — Self1968
  • 60 Minutes — Self1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
  • Around the World with Orson Welles — Self — Newspaper Columnist1955

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1925
Active to
2017

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
3

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Art+Buchwald">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

3h-index
Works
158
Cited by
23

Research areas

Political scienceGeographyArtPhilosophyComputer science

Most cited works

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1925–2007
Nationality
US, USA
Role / Field
Screenwriters, Journalists, Actors, Zurnalists, Writers, Journalism
Language
eng
Gender
Male

Recorded by 29 libraries

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Quotes

  • I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.
  • I like champagne&mdash;because it always tastes like my foot's asleep.
  • A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.
  • The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.
  • Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new...program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was.
  • People are broad-minded. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive, there's something wrong with him.

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Key facts

Born
( 1925-10-20 ) October 20, 1925, New York City , U.S.
Died
January 17, 2007 (2007-01-17) (aged 81), Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Alma mater
University of Southern California
Occupation
Writer
Spouse
Ann McGarry
Parent s
Helen and Joseph Buchwald

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Arthur Buchwald (BUK-wahld; October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his column in The Washington Post. At the height of his popularity, it was published nationwide as a syndicated column in more than 500 newspapers. His column focused on political satire and commentary.

Buchwald had first started writing as a paid journalist in Paris after World War II, where he wrote a column on restaurants and nightclubs, "Paris After Dark", for the Paris Herald Tribune, which later became the International Herald Tribune. He was part of a large American expatriate community in those years. After his return to the United States in 1962, he continued to publish his columns and books for the rest of his life. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for Outstanding Commentary, and in 1991 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, in addition to other awards.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Art Buchwald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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