Arthur "Art" Buchwald (October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his long-running column in The Washington Post, which in turn was carried as a syndicated column in many other newspapers. His column focused on political satire and commentary. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982 and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
October 20, 1925, New York City, New York, United States
Died
January 17, 2007, Washington, D.C., United States
Place Of Birth
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Profession
Writer, Actor
Education
University of Southern California
Nationality
American
Spouse
Ann McGarry (m. 1952–1994)
Parents
Joseph Buchwald, Helen Klineberger
Siblings
Doris Buchwald, Alice Buchwald, Edith Buchwald
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, Evelyn F. Burkey Award
Movies
Playtime
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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My children have already planned my memorial service. It's going to be a beautiful ceremony. It could be a very hot ticket.
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I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat. I'm against whoever's in power. People talk about [Richard Nixon] and I say, "I worship the very quicksand he walks on."
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The question is not why you're going - it's what are you doing here in the first place?
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I just don't want to die the same day [Fidel Castro] dies.
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Even if the meek did inherit the earth, someone would contest the will.
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Fact
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Release of his book, "Too Soon to Say Goodbye". [2006]
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Served in the US Marine Corps during World War II from 1942-1945 with the Fourth Marine Air Wing.
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The New York Times wrote that Buchwald's deathbed had become the "hottest salon" in Washington.
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After Buchwald's right leg was amputated in February 2006 as the result of diabetes, he made the decision to accept the inevitability of his declining health over the prospect of dialysis for the rest of his life. As his kidneys started to fail, he entered a hospice in Washington. It was supposed to be a short stay - perhaps two or three weeks - his doctors said. But as word of his condition emerged, Buchwald began playing host to scores of politicians and celebrities that he had known over his decades as a writer. Visitors included members of the Kennedy family, former CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, singer Carly Simon, former Washington Post Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and television host Phil Donahue.
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Won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1982.
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Was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1986.
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Won the 2006 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
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Wrote 45 books mostly lampooning American politicians, with some foreigners thrown in for good measure.
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Wrote "Too Soon to Say Goodbye" after deciding to stop kidney dialysis and moving into a hospice, expecting to die within weeks. After the visits of many big-name visitors and friends, he put his experiences into the book, released in November 2006.
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Longtime friend of Kyra Phillips, since she interviewed him for her USC school paper in February, 1989.
With Alain Bernheim, he sued Paramount Pictures for using their concept for Coming to America (1988). They were awarded $900,000 in 1992, but the studio appealed. Buchwald and Bernheim eventually settled for $825,000 in 1999.
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Buchwald won the Pulitzer Prize for outstanding commentary in 1982. Suffered a major stroke on 16 June 2000 in Washington and was hospitalised at the Georgetown University Medical Center.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Weekend Specials
1985
TV Series book - 1 episode
That Was the Year That Was - 1976
1976
TV Movie
Playtime
1967
additional English dialogue
Hallo Nachbarn!
1963
TV Series writer
La grande farandole
1962
TV Series sketches - 1 episode
Surprise Package
1960
book
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Late Night with David Letterman
1987
TV Series
Mannix
1972
TV Series
Carter
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rare Bird
2006
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Week
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Last Editor
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies
2000
TV Special documentary
Himself
Biography
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mike Wallace Remembers
1997
TV Movie
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1990
TV Special
Himself
5th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame
1989
TV Special
Himself
A Conversation with Dinah
1989
TV Series
Himself (1991)
Tanner '88
1988
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Humor & the Presidency
1987
TV Movie
Himself
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Video documentary
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1982-1985
TV Series
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1984
TV Movie
Himself
The American Parade
1984
TV Series
Correspondent
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1983
TV Special documentary
Himself
Texaco Star Theatre Presents Bob Hope in 'Who Makes the World Laugh?'
1983
TV Movie
Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra
1982
TV Special documentary
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1981
TV Special documentary
Himself
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
1981
TV Series
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1980
TV Special
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1979
TV Special
Himself
Since '45
1979
Documentary
Print humorist
Today
1979
TV Series
Himself
Dinah!
1975-1977
TV Series
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1968-1974
TV Series
Himself - Humorist / Himself
Day at Night
1974
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Year of the Woman
1973
Documentary
Himself
The David Frost Show
1969-1972
TV Series
Himself
Parkinson
1971
TV Series
Himself
Dinah's Place
1970
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
1968
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Commenatator
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963-1968
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Around the World of Mike Todd
1967
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Entertainers
1964
TV Series
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1961
TV Series
Himself
Person to Person
1960
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1959
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1957
TV Series
Himself
Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment