Christopher Buckley

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Biography

Christopher Buckley graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1976. He shipped out in the Merchant Marine and at age 24 became managing editor of Esquire magazine. At age 29, he became chief speechwriter to the Vice President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Since 1989 he has been founder and editor-in-chief of Forbes Life magazine.Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. He is the author of twelve books, most of them national bestsellers. They include: The White House Mess, Wet Work, Thank You For Smoking, God Is My Broker, Little Green Men, No Way To Treat a First Lady, Florence of Arabia, Boomsday and Supreme Courtship. Mr. Buckley has contributed over 60 comic essays to The New Yorker magazine. His journalism, satire and criticism has been widely published—in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Washington Monthly, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Esquire, and other publications. He is the recipient of the 2002 Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence. In 2004 he was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 12 May 1905
  • Place of birth
  • Arcata· California
  • Death date
  • 1950-08-12
  • Death age
  • 45
  • Place of death
  • Korea
  • Cause of death
  • Death in battle
  • Education
  • Yale University·Portsmouth Abbey School·Fordham University·University of California· Irvine·San Diego State University·Saint Mary's College of California
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language
  • Member of
  • Republican Party
  • Parents
  • William F. Buckley Jr.·Patricia Buckley

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Son of political commentator and author William F. Buckley.

(May 2009) Release of his book, "Losing Mum and Pop: A Memoir".

Quotes

Oil they would buy from anyone. From Satan.

The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany. The person who came up with the idea is thought to have been Martin Luther, father of the Reformation.

I live on a train. I know - what a sad thing to admit. I am the New-Age Willy Loman. But there it is.

How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb? Three. One to mix the martinis, one to change the light bulb, and one to reminisce about how good the old one was.

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