Hugh Buckler

Hugh Buckler (9 September 1881 – 30 October 1936), often referred to as Hugh C. Buckler, was a British actor.[2] He was married to the stage actress Violet Paget,[3] about whom little has been found. Buckler and Paget founded Sydney's Little Theatre in 1913. The film actor John Buckler was their son.

Hugh Buckler
Hugh Buckler standing, from the Broadway play Getting Married (1931)
Born9 September 1881
Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Died30 October 1936 (aged 55)
Malibu, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1919–1936
Spouse(s)Violet Buckler (1905–1936)[1]
ChildrenJohn Buckler

Buckler, who was a reserve officer with the Royal Irish Rifles,[4] fought with the British army in The Great War. A rumor that he had a leg amputated below the knee[5] was later reported as unfounded.[6]

Father and son died together when their car left the road and plunged into Malibu Lake.[7]

Selected filmography
  • Hugh Buckler 1912
  • Violet Paget 1912

References
  1. "Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers".
  2. "Hugh Buckler". BFI. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "Personal". The Advertiser. Vol. LII, no. 16, 009. South Australia. 7 February 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Called to the Colours". The Telegraph (Brisbane). No. 13, 145. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "An Idle Woman's Diary". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 12, 916. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Musical and Dramatic". Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. LXIV, no. 18, 919. Victoria, Australia. 1 April 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Actors Drowned". The Cairns Post. No. 10, 881. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.


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