Gail Lumet Buckley Explained

Gail Lumet Buckley (née Gail Horne Jones; December 21, 1937 – July 18, 2024) was an American journalist and author.^[1]

Life and career

Buckley was the daughter of the singer and actress Lena Horne and political activist Louis Jordan Jones.^{[2] [3]} She was raised Catholic.^{[4] [5]} Buckley died on July 18, 2024, at the age of 86.^[1]

Books

• The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
• American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm (2001)
• The Hornes: An American Family (1986)
• Radical Sanctity: Race and Radical Women in the American Catholic Church (2023)

Notes and References

1. News: Sandomir . Richard . 2024-07-26 . Gail Lumet Buckley, Chronicler of Black Family History, Dies at 86 . 2024-07-27 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . 2024-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240727010234/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/books/gail-lumet-buckley-dead.html . live .
2. Web site: Lena Horne's Story, As Told By Her Daughter . . 2024-07-27 . 2024-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728052819/https://www.npr.org/2010/05/14/126805290/lena-hornes-story-as-told-by-her-daughter . live .
3. News: Thomas . Carly . July 27, 2024 . Gail Lumet Buckley, Author and Daughter of Lena Horne, Dies at 86 . July 28, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter.
4. Web site: Buckley, Gail Lumet 1937– Encyclopedia.com . 2024-07-29 . www.encyclopedia.com.
5. Web site: Gail Buckley Interview American Masters PBS . 2024-07-29 . American Masters . en-US.