Samurai Widow

Samurai Widow
	Cover photo
Author	Judith Jacklin Belushi
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	John Belushi; Judith Jacklin Belushi
Genre	Memoir;Autobiography
Publisher	Carroll & Graf
Publication date	1990
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	427 (Hardback)
ISBN	0-88184-575-2
OCLC	21229051
Dewey Decimal	792.7/028/092 B 20
LC Class	PN2287.B423 B44 1990

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]

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]Judith Belushi and Victor Pisano have since divorced.^[6]

References[]

^ Belushi, Judith Jacklin (January 7, 1993). "Samurai Widow" – via Amazon.
^ White, Nicholas (November 20, 2020). "John Belushi's Wife Says Late Comedy Legend Was a 'Woman's Libber'".
^ 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".
^ Epstein, Dwayne (October 6, 2015). "2006 interview with Judy Belushi, widow of John Belushi".
^ Barra, Allen (17 August 2010). "That Nameless Stranger, Half a Century Later". Wall Street Journal, (paywall). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Gardner, Eriq (29 May 2015). "John Belushi's Widow Doesn't Have to Share 'Blues Brothers' Money With Second Husband". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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[1] Belushi, Judith Jacklin (January 7, 1993). "Samurai Widow" – via Amazon.

[2] White, Nicholas (November 20, 2020). "John Belushi's Wife Says Late Comedy Legend Was a 'Woman's Libber'".

[3] 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".

[4] Epstein, Dwayne (October 6, 2015). "2006 interview with Judy Belushi, widow of John Belushi".

[5] Barra, Allen (17 August 2010). "That Nameless Stranger, Half a Century Later". Wall Street Journal, (paywall). Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[6] Gardner, Eriq (29 May 2015). "John Belushi's Widow Doesn't Have to Share 'Blues Brothers' Money With Second Husband". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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