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Gail Lumet Buckley is the author of two books and a contributor to many periodicals. She is the daughter of Holly wood ’ s first black star, Lena Home, and she was married to the famous director, Sidney Lumet .
On December 21, 1937, their daughter, Gail (later known as Gail Lumet Buckley, a writer) was born. They had a son, Edwin Jones (1940–1970) who died of kidney disease. Horne and Jones separated in 1940 and divorced in 1944.
May 14, 2010 · Fresh Air remembers the legendary star of stage and screen with this interview conducted in 1986 with Horne's daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley.
Gail Lumet Buckley is a journalist and the daughter of Lena Horne. Her family history — The Hornes — became an American Masters documentary, and she narrated a documentary on black American families for PBS. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, Vogue, the New York Daily News, and The New York Times.
Oct 6, 2016 · Oct 6, 2016. Gail Lumet Buckley. Photo: Nancy Crampton. The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights With One African American Family is more than the biography of entertainment...
Gail Lumet Buckley received the 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm, an account of the African-Americans who defended the United States despite racism both at home and in the ranks overseas.
Gail Lumet Buckley is a journalist and the daughter of Lena Horne. Her family history — The Hornes — became an American Masters documentary, and she narrated a documentary on black American families for PBS. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, Vogue, the New York Daily News, and The New York Times.
Mar 16, 2016 · By Gail Lumet Buckley. Illustrated. 353 pp. Atlantic Monthly Press. $26. In “The Black Calhouns,” Gail Lumet Buckley displays a particularly panoramic view of American society. Daughter...
American, b. 1937. Genres: Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Marie-Claire, Paris, France, journalist, 1959-63; Life, New York City, journalist, 1959-62, reporter, 1962-63; National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, NYC, student counselor, 1961-62; writer. Democratic National Convention, delegate-at-large for Edward M. Kennedy, 1980.
Jul 16, 2001 · It's a tough story. GAIL BUCKLEY: Yes. It's a celebration of patriotism. We are in a period right now of rediscovering past heroes, and these are some of America's greatest heroes, whose...
