- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Myrle Buckley
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Richard Buckley was born on April 5, 1906 in Tuolumne, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Song to Song (2017), Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959) and Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots (2014). He was married to Elizabeth Hanson, Mary Burgess, Phyllis Christine Pfaff and Emerald Louise Botting. He died on November 12, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesElizabeth Hanson(1945 - November 12, 1960) (his death, 2 children)Mary Burgess(January 20, 1940 - ?) (divorced)Phyllis Christine Pfaff(October 9, 1934 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Emerald Louise Botting(April 26, 1929 - ?) (divorced)
- Wore a pith helmet during performances
- Created his "Lord Buckley" persona after buying an oversized cape made
for an elephant from a bankrupt circus. - One of his publicity stunts was to be driven around in a casket in the
back of a "flower car" hearse, and when the hearse stopped at a traffic
light, Buckey would open the casket and announce his nightclub
appearance that night. - Performed both comic and dramatic vocal works, often based on
historical figures, classic literature or flights of fantasy, in what
one critic described as "word jazz"; a free-flowing, almost
improvisational style somewhere between rap and classical storytelling,
peppered with inventive slang and visualizations. - His ashes were scattered in Red Rock Canyon, outside of Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA.
- (Commenting on Jesus Christ, or as he called him, "The Nazz"): "The
hippest cat what ever stomped this green sphere! Cuz when he laid it
down...it stayed there!" - (On his nightclub appearances): "When I wasn't working a joint...I was
smokin' it!" - DIG INFINITY!!!
- (At the close of his shows): "People are a lot like flowers. It's been
a pleasure letting me walk through your garden." - (Reworking the famous speech from Shakespere's "Julius Caesar"):
"Hipsters, flipsters and finger-poppin' daddies, knock me your lobes!"
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