Reid Buckley

Reid Buckley
Born(1930-07-14)July 14, 1930
Paris, France
DiedApril 14, 2014(2014-04-14) (aged 83)
Columbia, South Carolina
Alma materYale University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • speaker
  • educator
FatherWilliam F. Buckley Sr.
Relatives

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 are 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

  1. ^ a b c Vitello, Paul (April 16, 2014). "F. Reid Buckley, Novelist and Columnist, Dies at 83" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ 2008, An American Family – The Buckleys, Threshold Editions, Simon & Schuster, New York, 459 p.
  3. ^ "Fergus Reid Buckley". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 2 May. 2011.France
  4. ^ 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.
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