Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)