Buchwald, Art (bŭk`wôld, b

k`–), 1925–2006, American humorist, b. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. He began (1949) a syndicated entertainment column for the New York Herald Tribune while living in Paris. In 1962 he returned to the United States, where from 1967 to 2006 his humorous column were syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and (after the Times was sold in 2000) Tribune Media Services; his column appeared in more than 500 newspapers at its peak. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for outstanding commentary in 1982. In 1988 he and movie producer Alain Bernheim successfully sued Paramount Studios on charges that Paramount denied them credit for and profits from Buchwald's story idea "King for a Day," upon which Paramount based the movie Coming to America. Buchwald's columns have been collected in more than 30 anthologies. He also wrote two memoirs, Leaving Home (1993) and I'll Always Have Paris (1996). A decade later he suffered a severe health crisis and, preferring to avoid the dialysis he was told his life depended on, moved to a hospice. After making a surprising recovery, he detailed the experience in Too Soon to Say Goodbye (2006).

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See P. O'Donnell and D. McDougal, Fatal Subtraction (1992).

Buchwald, Art(hur)

(born Oct. 20, 1925, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 17, 2007, Washington, D.C.) U.S. humour writer and columnist. Buchwald moved to Paris in 1948. His popular original column—reviews of the city's nightlife for the Paris (later International) Herald Tribune—increasingly included offbeat spoofs and candid comments from celebrities. After moving in 1961 to Washington, D.C., he began poking fun at issues in the news, soon becoming established as one of the sharpest satirists of American politics and modern life. His widely syndicated work won a Pulitzer Prize in 1982. His books include numerous collections of columns and the memoir I'll Always Have Paris (1996). In Too Soon to Say Goodbye (2006), written after he decided to forego kidney dialysis, Buchwald discussed his mortality.

Buchwald, (Arthur) Art (1925– ) journalist; born in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Starting as a columnist for the European edition of the Herald Tribune, covering the lighter side of Paris life, he later moved to Washington, D.C., with his syndicated column of wry humor eventually appearing in some 550 papers worldwide.