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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.
16 paź 2024 · Art Buchwald was a 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.
21 maj 2018 · Buchwald felt that his two memoirs, Leaving Home and I’ll Always Have Paris! brought him acknowledgement as not just a humorist, but as a writer. In them, he discussed his bouts with mental disorders: Twice, Buchwald was hospitalized for depression and considered suicide.
18 sty 2007 · Art Buchwald, the humorist who became a Washington institution, died yesterday at his home in Washington, about a year after refusing treatment for kidney failure. He was 81.
One of Buchwald's most famous columns was also one of his earliest; in 1953, he wrote what purported to be an explanation of American Thanksgiving Day traditions for French audiences, translating key terms into hilariously fractured French.
17 sty 2007 · 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.
These collections reveal how Buchwald realized the power humor and writing afforded him as young person and how he worked to refine his craft throughout his life. Buchwald solidified his place in American memory through his comedy and wit. The Library of Congress preserves his written words and his voice for generations of Americans to come.
