Who Is Art Buchwald

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Art Buchwald - a Pulitzer Prize-winning political satirist

 

Art Buchwald (1925-2007) - a Pulitzer Prize-winning political satirist was known as the "Wit of Washington."

Art Buchwald was a WWII vet and he began his career as a Paris corespondent for the New York Herald Tribune. In 1962, he became a D.C.-based syndicated columnist.

He gained notoriety for suing Paramount for breach of contract in 1988, after he claimed that the studio stole his idea for the Eddie Murphy-Arsenio Hall comedy "Coming to America." 

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Art Buchwald at a Glance 

Arthur Buchwald (October 20, 1925 - January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his long-running column that he wrote 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.

Buchwald was also known for the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit, which he and partner Alain Bernheim filed against Paramount Pictures in 1988 in a controversy over the...

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Art Buchwald on Flickr 

"I Am Not a Crook" - by the late Art Buchwald by brykmantra

"I Am Not a Crook" - by the late Art Buchwald by brykmantra

"I Am Not a Crook" - by the late Art Buchwald by brykmantra

"I Am Not a Crook" - by the late Art Buchwald by brykmantra

Separated at Birth? by TheMachineStops

Separated at Birth? by TheMachineStops

Art Buchwald by tperry111(Thom)

Art Buchwald by tperry111(Thom)

Farewell, Art. by SendakSeuss

Farewell, Art. by SendakSeuss

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File0046 by rodspeed8707

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Art-Buchwald by msnapneck

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109-buchwald,-art-conv034 by Rose O'Neill Literary House

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