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John Belushi: Samurai Widow
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In her book, Samurai Widow, John Belushi's widow, Judy, says that John never really liked Chevy Chase. John resented Chevy's becoming an "overnight star" on the show, while Belushi had struggled for years in reparatory theater and National Lampoon. In fact, Chevy was originally hired for SNL as a writer, not a performer. However, Chevy started writing himself into scripts, and gradually gained exposure on the show. This eventually led to his being hired as a cast member.
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Belushi's wife, Judith Belushi Pisano, has objected to the portrayal of her late husband in Woodward's book and has recently written another biography of Belushi, titled Belushi: A Biography. A similar book... written by Pisano, is entitled Samurai Widow and was published in 1990 to counter the image of Belushi portrayed in Wired.
His widow later remarried and is now Judy Belushi Pisano. Her biography (with co-biographer Tanner Colby) of her late husband, Belushi, a collection of first-person interviews and photographs, was published in 2005.
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