born John Rodney North Buckmaster, son of actress Gladys Cooper & Herbert John Buckmaster--survivor of the Boer War; a great gambler and womanizer; a total black sheep; but a darling who kept in touch with his wife even after their divorce.
John was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Repertory Theatre (1948), and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). Plagued with mental illness, he committed suicide on April 1, 1983 in London, England.
Lover of actress Vivian Leigh, before she met Lawrence Olivier.
John had an older sister Joan, and a younger half-sister Peggy Cooper Pearson. And a step-brother actor Jack Merivale, who became Vivian Leigh's caretaker in her final years.
John was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Repertory Theatre (1948), and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). Plagued with mental illness, he committed suicide on April 1, 1983 in London, England.
Lover of actress Vivian Leigh, before she met Lawrence Olivier.
John had an older sister Joan, and a younger half-sister Peggy Cooper Pearson. And a step-brother actor Jack Merivale, who became Vivian Leigh's caretaker in her final years.
born John Rodney North Buckmaster, son of actress Gladys Cooper & Herbert John Buckmaster--survivor of the Boer War; a great gambler and womanizer; a total black sheep; but a darling who kept in touch with his wife even after their divorce.
John was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Repertory Theatre (1948), and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). Plagued with mental illness, he committed suicide on April 1, 1983 in London, England.
Lover of actress Vivian Leigh, before she met Lawrence Olivier.
John had an older sister Joan, and a younger half-sister Peggy Cooper Pearson. And a step-brother actor Jack Merivale, who became Vivian Leigh's caretaker in her final years.
John was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Repertory Theatre (1948), and Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950). Plagued with mental illness, he committed suicide on April 1, 1983 in London, England.
Lover of actress Vivian Leigh, before she met Lawrence Olivier.
John had an older sister Joan, and a younger half-sister Peggy Cooper Pearson. And a step-brother actor Jack Merivale, who became Vivian Leigh's caretaker in her final years.
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
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England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
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