Art Buchwald: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Humor Columnist Dies at 81

Art Buchwald was an American humorist and columnist for The Washington Post. Born on October 20, 1925, in Mount Vernon, New York, he served in the Marines and moved to Paris after World War II.

His column ran in hundreds of papers, poking fun at politicians, bureaucrats and Washington life. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary in 1982. In 1988 he sued Paramount, winning a landmark case over the film Coming to America, which was based on his treatment.

In February 2006 he refused dialysis after his kidneys failed and entered hospice, expecting to die within weeks. He lived for nearly a year and kept writing. Buchwald died of kidney failure at his home in Washington, D.C., on January 17, 2007, at age 81.

Achievements: Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1982), syndicated in 500 papers.

Birth: October 20, 1925 - Mount Vernon, New York.

Profession: Humorist and columnist.

Interesting Facts: He recorded a video obituary saying, "Hi, I'm Art Buchwald and I just died."