Lord Buckley
Also known as Richard Myrle Buckley
Who Lord Buckley is
Lord Buckley was an American nightclub monologist and comic from Tuolumne, an old mining town in California. He worked the vaudeville circuit and was a master of ceremonies at dance marathons and walkathons in Chicago during the Depression, and from the late 1930s he worked in nightclubs. He toured for the USO with Ed Sullivan and had a recurring slot on Sullivan's nationally broadcast television show, where he made his final appearance in 1959, and in Los Angeles he usually played strip joints, jazz clubs and coffeehouses. His routines included The Nazz, his name for Jesus of Nazareth.
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At a glance
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1960
- From
- Tuolumne
- Albums
- Flight of the Saucer and A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
- On screen
- The Ed Sullivan Show
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Flight of the Saucer 45 rpm single, Hip Records, 1956
- A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat album, Straight / Reprise, 1970
On screen
- The Ed Sullivan Show recurring slot; final appearance 1959
Career timeline
- 1906Born
- 1956Flight of the Saucer (45 rpm single, Hip Records, 1956) Album
- 1959The Ed Sullivan Show (recurring slot; final appearance 1959) On screen
- 1960Died
- 1970A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat (album, Straight / Reprise, 1970) Album
Questions and answers
What TV shows and films is Lord Buckley in?
The Ed Sullivan Show (recurring slot; final appearance 1959).
Where are they from?
From Tuolumne.
How old were they?
They were born in 1906 and died in 1960.
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Sources
- Lord Buckley's own site — The Wax: Flight of the Saucer ↗ Flight of the Saucer, Parts 1 and 2, 45 rpm 7-inch disc, Hip Records HI-270, year of issue 1956 (as of 10 November 2026)
- Lord Buckley's own site — The Wax: A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat ↗ A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat, Straight / Reprise STS-1054, year of issue 1970 (as of 10 November 2026)
- Lord Buckley's own site — In the Beginning: a Lord Buckley primer ↗ from 1947 on he worked small jazz clubs and coffeehouses, with occasional gigs on TV; died in November 1960 in New York City (as of 10 November 2026)
- Los Angeles magazine — profile of Lord Buckley, 'King of the Cats' (2 June 2005) ↗ Born Richard Myrle Buckley in 1906; master of ceremonies at dance marathons and walkathons; the vaudeville circuit; a USO tour with Ed Sullivan; a recurring…
- Nuvo magazine — Spring 2005 profile of Lord Buckley ↗ Born in 1906 in Tuolumne, an old mining town in California; the vaudeville circuit; emcee at dance marathons during the Depression; working in clubs from the…
- Wikipedia ↗ died 12 November 1960
Updated · the record checked 10 November 2026