Gail Lumet Buckley (née Gail Horne Jones; December 21, 1937 – July 18, 2024) was an American journalist and author. [1] Buckley was the daughter of the singer and actress Lena Horne and political activist Louis Jordan Jones. [2][3][4][5] Gail Horne Jones was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but spent time in New York and California.

Jul 27, 2024 · Gail Lumet Buckley, the daughter of Lena Horne and a journalist and author, who wrote two books about her Black family's history, died on July 18.

Gail Lumet Buckley is the author of two books and a contributor to many periodicals. She is the daughter of Holly wood ’ s first black star, Lena Home, and she was married to the famous director, Sidney Lumet.

Jul 26, 2024 · Gail Lumet Buckley, who rather than follow her mother, Lena Horne, into show business, wrote two multigenerational books about their ambitious Black middle-class family, died on July 18 at her...

Jul 29, 2024 · Gail Lumet Buckley, who chronicled Black family history and was the daughter of Hollywood’s first Black star, died July 18, 2024, of heart failure in Santa Monica, California.

Jul 18, 2019 · Gail Buckley is a famous author who published her first book The Hornes; An American Family in 1986. Her book is about her family as well as of the black middle families.

Jul 30, 2024 · WASHINGTON – NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson released the following statement mourning the passing of Gail Lumet Buckley: "Coming from the trailblazing bloodline of Spingarn Medalist and Image Awardee, Lena Horne, Gail Lumet Buckley spent her life as the author and documentarian of her family's rich history.

Gail Lumet Buckley, a writer whose books combined history and memoir to highlight Black achievement in the United States, often through the prism of her own family, including her mother,...

Gail Lumet Buckley, the renowned author, journalist and daughter of the late singer and actor Lena Horne, has died at age 86.

Aug 8, 2024 · Gail Lumet Buckley, a noted chronicler of Black (and Black Catholic) life and the daughter of famed actress Lena Horne, has died in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 86. Her passing was first reported by the New York Times on …