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Herbert John Buckmaster (21 November 1881 – 14 October 1966), known as Buck,[1] was an English soldier. He was the first husband of actress Gladys Cooper (1888–1971) and the father of actor John R. Buckmaster (1915–1983).
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21 November 1881
- Gladys Cooper (1908–1921)
- Nellie Taylor (1923–1932)
- Grace Stanley (1940–1966)
Herbert Buckmaster | |
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| Born | Herbert John Buckmaster 21 November 1881 Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Died | 14 October 1966 (aged 84) Wargrave, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Cavalry officer |
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| Children | 2, including John R. Buckmaster |
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He was educated at Sherborne School, then Eton College. He served in the Boer War[2] and in France during WW I, from early 1915[3] for three-and-a-half years.[4]
He founded Buck's Club,[5] whence the name "Buck's Fizz" originated.[6]
Early life
Attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) during 1896-1900.[7]
Career
Military career
Buck’s Club
Personal life
His first marriage was to Gladys Cooper (1888–1971), on 12 December 1908 at St George's, Hanover Square.[8] The couple had two children: Joan (1910–2005), who married the actor Robert Morley, and John Rodney (1915–1983). His second marriage was to Nellie Taylor (1894–1932), on 2 October 1923 at the registry office in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.[9][10][11] She died of leukaemia in 1932.[12] On 4 July 1940, he married Grace Lowrey Stanley (1907–1977) in Woking, Surrey; she was the second daughter of Lord Stanley and formerly married in 1928 to Edward James Barford, whom she divorced in 1940.[13]
Works
- Buck's Book : Ventures — Adventures and Misadventures (1933)