Running away at age 17, Buchwald joined the U.S. Marine Corps, getting a drunk to sign as his guardian, and spent October 1942 to October 1945 mostly in the Pacific. After the war, he was educated at the University of Southern California and began his writing career as a columnist for the Daily Trojan, a USC newspaper. Because he did not complete high school, he was ineligible for a degree. Nevertheless, when he won the Pulitzer Prize, he received an honorary doctorate from the University. In 1949, he went to Paris and worked as a correspondent for Variety In 1950, he was hired by the New York Herald Tribune as a restaurant and night club reviewer. Thereafter Buchwald's column became internationally known, his humour especially recognized. He returned to the USA in 1962 and worked for the Washington Post as a columnist. His column was subsequently syndicated and appeared in over 500 newspapers across America. Buchwald also wrote many books during his career. In 1982, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Commentary. He was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1991. His many works include Art Buchwald's Paris ((1956), The Brave Coward (1957), Don't Forget to Write (1960), Son of the Great Society (1966), Getting High in Government Circles (1971), "I Am Not a Crook" (1974), While Reagan Slept (1983), Light Up, George (1991), I'll Always Have Paris (1995) and Beating Around the Bush (2005). |
