57-1190: Buchwald is a German and Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Art Buchwald (1925–2007), American humorist Charles Buchwald (1880–1951), Danish amateur footballer Dave Buchwald (born 1970), Computer hacker, filmmaker, artist David Buchwald (born 1970), American politician Dedra Buchwald , American epidemiologist, doctor, and professor Ephraim Buchwald , American Orthodox rabbi Gerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), German medical doctor and vaccination critic Guido Buchwald (born 1961), German footballer and manager Harold Buchwald (1928–2008), Canadian lawyer Jed Buchwald , American historian Manuel Buchwald (born 1940), Peruvian-Canadian geneticist and academic Naomi Reice Buchwald (born 1944), American jurist, federal judge Nathaniel Buchwald (1890–1956), American cultural critic and translator Nathaniel A. Buchwald (1924–2006), American neuroscientist, educator and administrator Péter Bakonyi (Buchwald) (born 1938), Hungarian Olympic fencer Stephen Buchwald (born 1955), American chemist See also [ edit ] Groß Buchwald ,
114-724: A cameo role in a 1972 episode, "Moving Target", of the TV series Mannix . He is shown in Frederick Wiseman 's 1983 film The Store delivering a tribute to Stanley Marcus , the store's owner. In 1988, Buchwald and partner Alain Bernheim filed suit against Paramount Pictures in a controversy over the Eddie Murphy film Coming to America . In the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit, Buchwald claimed Paramount had stolen his script treatment. He won,
171-542: A journalism school and establish the Pulitzer Prize. It allocated $ 250,000 to the prize and scholarships. He specified "four awards in journalism, four in letters and drama, one in education, and four traveling scholarships." After his death on October 29, 1911, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded June 4, 1917; they are now announced in May. The Chicago Tribune under the control of Colonel Robert R. McCormick felt that
228-416: A jury makes three nominations. The board selects the winner by majority vote from the nominations, or bypasses the nominations and selects a different entry following a 75 percent majority vote. The board can also vote to issue no award. The board and journalism jurors are not paid for their work; however, jurors in letters, music, and drama receive honoraria for the year. Anyone whose work has been submitted
285-465: A municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein 3209 Buchwald , main-belt asteroid Buchenwald (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Buchwald . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
342-471: A periodic column. In the interview, he described a dream in which he was waiting to take his "final plane ride". Buchwald was interviewed by Fox News ' Chris Wallace for a segment on May 14, 2006's edition of Fox News Sunday . In June 2006, Buchwald left the hospice. He was again interviewed by Rehm and reported that his kidney was working. He said that he "blesses him every morning. Some people bless their hearts, I bless my kidney ." He reported that he
399-539: A restaurant and nightclub reviewer. His column caught on quickly, and in 1951 Buchwald started another column, "Mostly About People". They were fused into one under the title "Europe's Lighter Side". Buchwald's columns soon began to attract readers on both sides of the Atlantic . In postwar Paris, Buchwald met many American expatriate writers, going about with Janet Flanner , E.B. White , Allen Ginsberg , Gregory Corso , and Thornton Wilder . He also had brief encounters with
456-726: A result of pull and political log-rolling, and that to some of the biggest frauds and fools alike." A 2012 academic study by journalism professors Yong Volz of the University of Missouri and Francis Lee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong found "that only 27% of Pulitzer winners since 1991 were females, while newsrooms are about 33% female." The researchers concluded female winners were more likely to have traditional academic experience, such as attendance at Ivy League schools, metropolitan upbringing, or employment with an elite publication such as The New York Times . The findings suggest
513-549: A writing field that has been expanded was the former Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), which has been changed to the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which also includes short stories , novellas , novelettes , and poetry, as well as novels. Chronology of Pulitzer Prize categories Legend Note: The Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting was split into two categories in 1948 that still exist as Breaking News Reporting and Investigative Reporting. The Local Reporting category
570-506: Is called an entrant . The jury selects a group of nominated finalists and announces them, together with the winner for each category. However, some journalists and authors who were only submitted, but not nominated as finalists, still claim to be Pulitzer nominees in promotional material. The Pulitzer Board has cautioned entrants against claiming to be nominees. The Pulitzer Prize website's Frequently Asked Questions section describes their policy as follows: "Nominated Finalists are selected by
627-488: Is provided. Since 1980, when we began to announce nominated finalists, we have used the term 'nominee' for entrants who became finalists. We discourage someone saying he or she was 'nominated' for a Pulitzer simply because an entry was sent to us." Bill Dedman of NBC News , the recipient of the 1989 investigative reporting prize , pointed out in 2012 that financial journalist Betty Liu was described as "Pulitzer Prize–Nominated" in her Bloomberg Television advertising and
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#1733086223821684-711: The Dallas Times Herald , said that when his paper canceled Buchwald's column in 1989, the editors did not receive a single letter of protest. By contrast, when the paper cancelled the comic strip Zippy the Pinhead , so many readers complained that the editors were compelled to bring it back. In September 2005, Timothy Noah wrote in Slate , "Yes, Buchwald still writes his column. No, it hasn't been funny for some time." Buchwald underwent hospitalization twice for mental disorders: once in 1963 for severe depression . In 1987, he
741-770: The Paris Herald Tribune , which later became the International Herald Tribune . He was part of a large American expatriate community in those years. After his return to the United States in 1962, he continued to publish his columns and books for the rest of his life. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for Outstanding Commentary, and in 1991 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters , in addition to other awards. Buchwald
798-857: The December 2017 Plan of Award: There are seven categories in letters and drama: In 2020, the Audio Reporting category was added. The first prize in this category was awarded to "The Out Crowd", an episode of the public radio program This American Life . In the second year, the Pulitzer was awarded for the NPR podcast No Compromise . There is one prize given for music: There have been dozens of Special Citations and Awards : more than ten each in Arts, Journalism, and Letters, and five for Pulitzer Prize service, most recently to Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. in 1987. In addition to
855-585: The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia's Pulitzer Hall and several administrators have held concurrent full-time or adjunct faculty appointments at the Journalism School, the board and administration have been operationally separate from the school since 1950. Some critics of the Pulitzer Prize have accused the organization of favoring those who support liberal causes or oppose conservative causes. Conservative columnist L. Brent Bozell Jr. said that
912-743: The Journalism categories are not restricted by nationality, provided their submitted work appeared in a United States-based publication. Each year, more than 100 jurors are selected by the Pulitzer Prize Board to serve on 22 separate juries for the 23 award categories; one jury makes recommendations for both photography awards . Most juries consist of five members, except for those for Public Service , Investigative Reporting , Explanatory Reporting , Feature Writing , Commentary and Audio Reporting categories, which have seven members; however, all book juries have five members. For each award category,
969-627: The Marines as part of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing . He spent two years in the Pacific Theater and was discharged from the service as a sergeant . He said of his time in the Marines, "In the Marines, they don't have much use for humorists, they beat my brains in." On his return, Buchwald enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on the G.I. Bill , despite not having graduated from high school. At USC he became managing editor of
1026-562: The Nominating Juries for each category as finalists in the competition. The Pulitzer Prize Board generally selects the Pulitzer Prize Winners from the three nominated finalists in each category. The names of nominated finalists have been announced only since 1980. Work that has been submitted for Prize consideration but not chosen as either a nominated finalist or a winner is termed an entry or submission. No information on entrants
1083-826: The Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board and the eventual Pulitzer Prize Board historically resisted the admission of magazines into the competition, resulting in the formation of the National Magazine Awards at the Columbia Journalism School in 1966. In 2015, magazines were allowed to enter for the first time in two categories (Investigative Reporting and Feature Writing). By 2016, this provision had expanded to three additional categories ( International Reporting , Criticism and Editorial Cartooning ). That year, Kathryn Schulz (Feature Writing) and Emily Nussbaum (Criticism) of The New Yorker became
1140-430: The Pulitzer Prize has a "liberal legacy", particularly in its prize for commentary. He pointed to a 31-year period in which only five conservatives won prizes for commentary. 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary Kathleen Parker wrote, "It's only because I'm a conservative basher that I'm now recognized." Alexander Theroux describes the Pulitzer Prize as "an eminently silly award, [that] has often been handed out as
1197-455: The Pulitzer Prize was nothing more than a 'mutual admiration society' and not to be taken seriously; the paper refused to compete for the prize during McCormick's tenure up until 1961. The Pulitzer Prize does not automatically consider all applicable works in the media and the arts, but customarily those that have specifically been entered and reviewed for administrative compliance by the administrator's staff. Entries must fit in at least one of
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#17330862238211254-548: The United States in "journalism, arts and letters." They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer , who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher. Prizes in 2024 were awarded in these categories, with three finalists named for each: Each winner receives a certificate and $ 15,000 in cash, except in the Public Service category, where a gold medal is awarded. Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer gave money in his will to Columbia University to launch
1311-577: The artist Pablo Picasso , writer Ernest Hemingway , directors Orson Welles and Mike Todd , actress Audrey Hepburn , and attorney Roy Cohn . In November 1952, Buchwald wrote a column in which he attempted to explain the Thanksgiving holiday to the French, using garbled French translations such as "Kilometres Deboutish" for Myles Standish ; Buchwald considered it his favorite column. He published it every Thanksgiving during his lifetime. Buchwald enjoyed
1368-470: The board for 31 years) in 1986, the chair has typically rotated to the most senior member (or members, in the case of concurrent elections) on an annual basis. Since 1975, the board has made all prize decisions; prior to this point, the board's recommendations were subsequently ratified by a majority vote of the Trustees of Columbia University . Although the administrator's office and staff are housed alongside
1425-406: The book. On November 3, 2006, television news reporter Kyra Phillips interviewed Buchwald for CNN . Phillips had known Buchwald since 1989, when she had first interviewed him. On November 22, 2006, Buchwald was again featured on Rehm's show. He described himself as a "poster boy for hospices – because I lived." In December 2006, in his final interview, he told nurse/writer Terry Ratner that he
1482-465: The campus magazine Wampus ; he also wrote a column for the college newspaper, the Daily Trojan . The university permitted him to continue his studies after learning he had not graduated from high school, but deemed him ineligible for a degree. After establishing his national reputation and winning the Pulitzer Prize, he was invited as a commencement speaker in 1993 and received an honorary doctorate from
1539-441: The competition's two photography categories, which will continue to restrict entries to still images." In December 2008, it was announced that for the first time content published in online-only news sources would be considered. Although certain winners with magazine affiliations (most notably Moneta Sleet Jr. ) were allowed to enter the competition due to eligible partnerships or concurrent publication of their work in newspapers,
1596-482: The dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the administrator of the prizes, who serves as the board's secretary. The administrator and the dean (who served on the board from its inception until 1954 and beginning again in 1976) participate in the deliberations as ex officio members, but cannot vote. Aside from the president and dean (who serve as permanent members for
1653-514: The duration of their respective appointments) and the administrator (who is re-elected annually), the board elects its own members for a three-year term; members may serve a maximum of three terms. Members of the board and the juries are selected with close attention "given to professional excellence and affiliation, as well as diversity in terms of gender, ethnic background, geographical distribution and size of news organization." Former Associated Press and Los Angeles Times editor Marjorie Miller
1710-469: The first magazine affiliates to receive the prize under the expanded eligibility criterion. In October 2016, magazine eligibility was extended to all journalism categories. Hitherto confined to the local reporting of breaking news, the Breaking News Reporting category was expanded to encompass all domestic breaking news events in 2017. Definitions of Pulitzer Prize categories as presented in
1767-714: The history of the European edition of The Herald Tribune , reported that Buchwald's column had achieved an "institutional quality". While in Paris, Buchwald became the only correspondent to substantively interview famous American singer Elvis Presley , who had entered the US Army. They met at the Prince de Galles Hotel, where the soon-to-be Sergeant Presley was staying during a week-end off from his army stint in Germany. Presley's impromptu performances at
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1824-516: The jacket of her book, while National Review writer Jonah Goldberg made similar claims of "Pulitzer nomination" to promote his books. Dedman wrote, "To call that submission a Pulitzer 'nomination' is like saying that Adam Sandler is an Oscar nominee if Columbia Pictures enters That's My Boy in the Academy Awards . Many readers realize that the Oscars don't work that way—the studios don't pick
1881-411: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buchwald&oldid=1154347797 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Art Buchwald Arthur Buchwald ( BUK -wahld ; October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007)
1938-491: The newspaper every day. He could not make up the absurd situations that were reported. His column was syndicated by Tribune Media Services . His column appeared in more than 550 newspapers at its height. He also wrote memoirs and other books, a total of more than 30 in his lifetime. He also contributed fumetti to Marvel Comics ' Crazy Magazine , which tore apart statistics regarding 1970s campus life. During his time in Paris, Buchwald met Ann McGarry, and they married. She
1995-509: The nominees. It's just a way of slipping 'Academy Awards' into a bio. The Pulitzers also don't work that way, but fewer people know that." Nominally, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is awarded only to news organizations, not individuals. In rare instances, contributors to the entry are singled out in the citation in a manner analogous to individual winners. Journalism awards may be awarded to individuals or newspapers or newspaper staffs; infrequently, staff Prize citations also distinguish
2052-446: The notoriety he received when U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower 's press secretary, James Hagerty , took seriously a spoof press conference report claiming that reporters asked questions about the president's breakfast habits. After Hagerty called his own conference to denounce the article as "unadulterated rot", Buchwald famously retorted, "Hagerty is wrong. I write adulterated rot." On August 24, 1959, Time magazine, in reviewing
2109-421: The piano at Le Lido nightclub, as well as his singing for the showgirls after most of the customers had left, became legendary after Buchwald included it in his memoir, I'll Always Have Paris (1995). Buchwald returned to the United States in 1962. He wrote as a columnist for The Washington Post , frequently commenting on the political scene. When once asked where he got his ideas, he said simply that he read
2166-577: The position and returned to his previous role upon Miller's appointment. In addition to Canedy, past administrators include John Hohenberg (the youngest person to hold the position to date; 1954–1976), fellow Graduate School of Journalism professor Richard T. Baker (1976–1981), former Newsweek executive editor Robert Christopher (1981–1992), former New York Times managing editor Seymour Topping (1993–2002), former Milwaukee Journal editor Sig Gissler (2002–2014) and former Concord Monitor editor Mike Pride (the only former board member to hold
2223-487: The position to date; 2014–2017). Prior to the installation of Hohenberg, the program was jointly administered by members of the Journalism School's faculty (most notably longtime dean Carl W. Ackerman ) and officials in Columbia's central administration, with the latter primarily under the aegis of Frank D. Fackenthal . Following the retirement of Joseph Pulitzer Jr. (a grandson of the endower who served as permanent chair of
2280-443: The prizes, Pulitzer Traveling Fellowships are awarded to four outstanding students of the Graduate School of Journalism as selected by the faculty. Over the years, awards have been discontinued either because the field of the award has been expanded to encompass other areas; the award has been renamed because the common terminology changed; or the award has become obsolete, such as the prizes for telegraphic reporting. An example of
2337-547: The specific prize categories, and cannot simply gain entrance for being literary or musical. Works can only be entered in a maximum of two relevant categories, regardless of their properties. Currently, entrants in the Book, Drama and Music categories must be United States citizens, permanent residents of the United States or those who otherwise consider the United States to be their longtime primary home; however, eligible work must be published by United States-based entities. Entrants to
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2394-585: The start of the Great Depression, Buchwald's father put the boy in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York City, as he could not care for him. Buchwald was soon placed in foster homes, and lived in several, including a Queens boarding house for sick children (he had rickets because of poor nutrition). It was operated by Seventh-day Adventists . He stayed in the foster home until he was 5. Buchwald
2451-529: The university. In 1949, Buchwald left USC and bought a one-way ticket to Paris. He got a job as a correspondent for Variety in Paris. In January 1950, he took a sample column to the offices of the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune . Titled "Paris After Dark", it was filled with scraps of offbeat information about Parisian nightlife . Buchwald was hired and joined the editorial staff as
2508-407: The way you go is a big deal." He reported that he was "very happy with his choices" and was eating at McDonald's on a regular basis. Buchwald was later interviewed by Miles O'Brien of CNN , in a segment aired on March 31, 2006. Buchwald discussed his living will , which documented his wishes not to be revived if he fell into a coma. As of the date of that interview, Buchwald was still writing
2565-423: The work of prominent contributors. Awards are made in categories relating to journalism, arts, letters and fiction. Reports and photographs by United States–based newspapers , magazines and news organizations (including news websites) that "[publish] regularly" are eligible for the journalism prize. Beginning in 2007 , "an assortment of online elements will be permitted in all journalism categories except for
2622-851: Was also a poster boy for nurses. The article, "The 'Art' of Saying Goodbye" , appeared in the January 2007 issues of Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek , national nursing publications. Buchwald died of kidney failure on January 17, 2007, at his son Joel's home in Washington, D.C. The next day the website of The New York Times posted a video obituary in which Buchwald said: "Hi. I'm Art Buchwald, and I just died." Buchwald published numerous anthologies and collections of his columns, as well as memoirs. Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes ( / ˈ p ʊ l ɪ t s ər / ) are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York for achievements in
2679-481: 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. His column focused on political satire and commentary. Buchwald had first started writing as a paid journalist in Paris after World War II , where he wrote a column on restaurants and nightclubs, "Paris After Dark", for
2736-491: Was an Irish-American apprentice couturier from Pennsylvania. After returning to the United States, they later adopted three children. They lived in Washington, D.C., where he wrote for The Washington Post . They spent most summers at their house in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard . After 40 years of marriage, the couple separated, and then decided to get a divorce. However before the divorce proceedings could start, Ann
2793-485: Was awarded damages, and accepted a settlement from Paramount. The case was the subject of a 1992 book, Fatal Subtraction: The Inside Story of Buchwald v. Paramount . In Buchwald's later years, his detractors characterized the column as hackneyed, tiresome and not funny. Political analyst Norman Ornstein in 1991 said he thought Buchwald's column was more popular "outside the Beltway "; others disagreed. Roy Bode, editor of
2850-416: Was born in New York City in 1925, to an Austrian- Hungarian Jewish immigrant family. He was the son of Joseph Buchwald, a curtain manufacturer, and Helen (Klineberger). His mother suffered from depression and was later committed to a mental hospital , where she lived for 35 years. Buchwald was the youngest of four children, with three older sisters: Alice, Edith, and Doris. When the family business failed at
2907-598: Was diagnosed with lung cancer, and passed away in 1994. Buchwald had a cameo in Alfred Hitchcock 's To Catch a Thief (1955). Near the beginning of the movie, an issue of the Paris Herald Tribune is shown in close-up to highlight a column, bylined by Buchwald, about jewel thefts on the French Riviera, which sets up the plot. He contributed to the English dialogue of Jacques Tati 's Playtime . Buchwald also had
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#17330862238212964-657: Was eventually reunited with his father and sisters; the family settled in Hollis , a residential community in Queens. Buchwald did not graduate from Forest Hills High School , and ran away from home at age 17. He wanted to join the United States Marine Corps during World War II but was too young to join without parental or legal guardian consent. He bribed a drunk with half a pint of whiskey to sign as his legal guardian. From October 1942 to October 1945, Buchwald served with
3021-503: Was hospitalized for what was then diagnosed as an extreme episode of bipolar disorder , which he had probably had for years. He publicly recounted these experiences in 1999. In 2000, at age 74, Buchwald suffered a stroke. He was hospitalized for more than two months. On February 16, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Buchwald had had a leg amputated below the knee and was staying at Washington Home and Hospice. The amputation
3078-472: Was looking forward to getting a new leg and visiting Martha's Vineyard . In July 2006, Buchwald returned to his summer home in Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. While there, he completed a book titled Too Soon to Say Goodbye , about the five months he spent in the hospice. Eulogies that were prepared by his friends, colleagues, and family members and were never delivered (or not delivered until later) are included in
3135-573: Was named administrator in April 2022. She succeeded former New York Times senior editor Dana Canedy , who served in the role from 2017 to 2020. Canedy was the first woman and first person of color to hold the position. Edward Kliment, the program's longtime deputy administrator, was appointed acting administrator in July 2020 when Canedy became senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster 's flagship eponymous imprint. He chose not to contend for
3192-466: Was reportedly necessary because of poor circulation in the leg, resulting from diabetes. Buchwald invited radio talk show presenter Diane Rehm to interview him. During the show, which aired on February 24, 2006, he revealed his decision to discontinue hemodialysis , which had previously been initiated to treat renal failure , another result of his having diabetes mellitus . He described his decision as his "last hurrah", stating that, "If you have to go,
3249-539: Was revived in 2007 as a new category to replace the Beat Reporting category. The nineteen-member Pulitzer Prize Board convenes semi-annually, traditionally in the Joseph Pulitzer World Room at Columbia University's Pulitzer Hall. It comprises major editors, columnists and media executives in addition to six members drawn from academia and the arts, including the president of Columbia University ,
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