And Now He's Dead: Art Buchwald
In the end no man can escape the cold embrace of the grave, which today claimed humorist Art Buchwald, who put up a fairly good struggle against it. Buchwald, a native of Queens, spent the last year defying the odds after kidney failure and the amputation of his leg. Buchwald began writing a column for the New York Herald Tribune in 1953 which was eventually syndicated around the world. While much of his humor appears staid and dated today, it's hard to overestimate the influence he had on his profession. (A column he wrote explaining Thanksgiving to the French in 1953 has been reprinted every year subsequently.) He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982. The time has come, Art Buchwald went. Rest in peace, Art.
Art Buchwald, Political Satirist, Dies at 81 [AP]
Le Grande Thanksgiving [WaPo]
