Buchwald, Art(hur)

born Oct. 20, 1925, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., U.S.

U.S. humour writer and columnist.

Buchwald moved to Paris in 1948. His popular original column

reviews of the city's nightlife for the 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).

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▪ United States humour writer and columnist

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.

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