Quote of the day
Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
Richard Buckle

Born: August 6, 1916
Died: October 12, 2001 (aged 85)
Bio: Christopher Richard Sandford Buckle, better known as Richard Buckle, was a lifelong devotee of ballet, and a well-known ballet critic. He founded the magazine Ballet in 1939, and revived it after the war.
Known for:
- Nijinsky: A Life of Genius and Madness
- Nijinsky (1971)
- Buckle at the ballet (1980)
- Diaghilev (1979)
- In the wake of Diaghilev (1982)