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“I chose you, so be cool.” Yet Pryor also drew comic inspiration from his father, whom he credited with an honesty so harsh that it was bracing — unforgettably real. Born June 7, 1915 in Decatur, Illinois, LeRoy “Buck” Pryor was the first child of Richard’s beloved grandmother Marie Pryor.
LeRoy “Buck Carter” Pryor Jr. Pvt. U.S. Army WWII Veteran- Mr. Pryor died at St. Francis Hospital on 9-27-1968. He is the son of Mr. LeRoy & Mrs. Marie (Carter) Pryor Sr. of Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Pryor came to Peoria when he was 14, and was into the Golden Gloves scene. Mr.
Richard Pryor’s father LeRoy was indicted by a Peoria grand jury for the assault and robbery of black sergeant John Dotson. The grand jury indictment itemized the haul: $106 in cash, a wristwatch valued at $59, a Ronson lighter and a pocketknife. It is unknown how this case was disposed after the grand jury indictment.
At age 15, Marie's son LeRoy — later Richard's father — was arrested for disorderly conduct LeRoy Pryor Receives Section 8 Discharge –7/25/44– LeRoy Pryor was discharged without honor from the US Army at the height of mobilization for WWII Ellis Sergeant Slugged, Robbed
From a childhood in a brothel to eight marriages (twice to the same woman) and seven children. From tragedy to triumph and back again, Richard Pryor has earned the status of Legend as a masterful storyteller, a multi-talented entertainer, a comic of acerbic wit, and a survivor with no self-pity. Born December 1, 1940, Richard Franklin Lennox ...
Married: LeRoy Pryor and Gertrude Thomas. Richard’s parents, LeRoy “Buck” Pryor and Gertrude Thomas, were married on Christmas Eve in 1943, one week before Buck was due to report for the Army. Richard was already three years old. Such marriages were common in the immediate run-up to military service.
In Memory: LeRoy Pryor, Jr. At the young age of 53, Buck died of cardiac arrest. Because his wife had been a Catholic in good standing but he had not been a religious man, his funeral was held in an unusual place — the gymnasium of St. Patrick’s Church. Date: 10/2/1968.
