Reid Buckley
| Reid Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1930 Paris, France |
| Died | April 14, 2014 (aged 83) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupations | Writer speaker educator |
| Father | William F. Buckley Sr. |
| Relatives | James L. Buckley (brother) William F. Buckley Jr. (brother) Christopher Buckley (nephew) L. Brent Bozell III (nephew) |
Fergus Reid Buckley (July 14, 1930 – April 14, 2014) was an American writer, speaker, and educator. Buckley was the founder of The Buckley School of Public Speaking.[1] Among his books is a history of his family, An American Family—The Buckleys (2008).[2]
Early life and education
Buckley was born in Paris, France, where his father, William F. Buckley Sr., was working in the oil industry. In 1952, he graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[3]
Buckley's older brothers were former New York Conservative United States Senator James L. Buckley, and conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley Jr., and his nephews were writer Christopher Buckley and Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III.
Career
Buckley was the founder of The Buckley School of Public Speaking.[1]
Death
Buckley died of cancer at a hospice in Columbia, South Carolina in April 2014, at age 83.[1]
Works
- Sex, Power and Pericles: Principles of Advanced Public Speaking. Peor Es Nada Press, 1997.
- Strictly Speaking: Reid Buckley’s Indispensable Handbook on Public Speaking. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- USA Today: The Stunning Incoherence of American Civilization. P.E.N. Press, 2002.[4]
- An American Family: The Buckleys. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008.
- Speaking in Public: Buckley's Techniques for Winning Arguments and Getting Your Point Across. HarperCollins, 2010.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Vitello, Paul (April 16, 2014). "F. Reid Buckley, Novelist and Columnist, Dies at 83" – via NYTimes.com.
- Back to citation 2008, An American Family – The Buckleys, Threshold Editions, Simon & Schuster, New York, 459 p.
- Back to citation "Fergus Reid Buckley". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 2 May. 2011.France
- Back to citation Buckley, Fergus Reid (2002). USA Today: the stunning incoherence of American civilization (1st ed.). Camden, SC: P.E.N. Press. ISBN 0-9721000-0-8. OCLC 52111343.
External links
- The Buckley School of Public Speaking
- Reid Buckley at IMDb
- Simon & Schuster's Author Page for Reid Buckley
- Western Kentucky University photographs of Reid Buckley Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Obituary, by Jack Fowler, National Review
- Obituary, by David Limbaugh, National Review
- Legacy.com
- Obituary, New York Times