Samurai_Widow

<i>Samurai Widow</i>

Samurai Widow

Memoir by Judith Jacklin Belushi

Samurai Widow (1990, Carroll & Graf) is a memoir by Judith Jacklin Belushi, the wife of comedian John Belushi. Belushi wrote Samurai Widow in response to the negative portrayal of John in the 1984 Bob Woodward book, Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi and its subsequent film adaptation in 1989.[1][2]

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The book is a loose telling of Judith's life with John, her grief after his death, and her struggle to move on in life. The contents are based around the extensive journals kept by the author after her husband's death,[3] and a majority of the journal entries appear in the book as they were originally written. The book's title comes from one of Belushi's most famous Saturday Night Live (SNL) characters, a samurai who would have a different job each appearance (e.g. baker, lawyer, hotel manager).[4] The character was known as Samurai Futaba.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Belushi, Judith Jacklin (January 7, 1993). Samurai Widow. ASIN 0881845752.
  2. [2]
    White, Nicholas (November 20, 2020). "John Belushi's Wife Says Late Comedy Legend Was a 'Woman's Libber'".
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    Wissot, Lauren (November 13, 2020). ""His Materials and His Letters Were Just Sitting in Boxes in the Basement of Her House": R.J. Cutler on Belushi at DOC NYC | Filmmaker Magazine".
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    Epstein, Dwayne (October 6, 2015). "2006 interview with Judy Belushi, widow of John Belushi".
  5. [5]
    Barra, Allen (17 August 2010). "That Nameless Stranger, Half a Century Later". Wall Street Journal, (paywall). Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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