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I'm a Art Buchwald fan and this really caught me by surprise.......I thought he was already dead.
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I'd like to read the book he wrote after he refused dialysis and decided to die on his own terms. He was such a loveable curmudgeon!
My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
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I just watched the New York Times video interview of him giving his own obituary, it's well worth watching.
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Nice to be able to die on your own terms. The video was a nice insight into his character.
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