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Christopher Richard Sandford Buckle , CBE , better known as Richard Buckle -LRB- 6 August 1916 -- 12 October 2001 -RRB- , was a lifelong devotee of ballet , and a well-known ballet critic .. CBE. CBE. ballet. ballet. He founded the magazine Ballet in 1939 , and revived it after the war -LRB- during which he served with the Scots Guards , being mentioned in despatches in 1944 during the Italy campaign -RRB- .. war. World War II. Scots Guards. Scots Guards. mentioned in despatches. mentioned in despatches. Between 1948 and 1955 he was ballet critic for The Observer .. ballet. ballet. The Observer. The Observer. He organised a number of highly successful exhibitions , including most notably one in 1954 on the life and work of Diaghilev , first at the Edinburgh Festival and then at Forbes House in London .. Diaghilev. Diaghilev. Edinburgh Festival. Edinburgh Festival. Forbes House. Forbes House, Belgravia. He also organised the quatercentenary Shakespeare exhibition at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1964-5 .. Shakespeare. Shakespeare. Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford-upon-Avon. His publications include the most comprehensive biographies of Nijinsky -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and Diaghilev -LRB- 1979 -RRB- , and he edited several books , including the autobiography of Lydia Sokolova and the selected diaries of Cecil Beaton .. Diaghilev. Diaghilev. Nijinsky. Nijinsky. Lydia Sokolova. Lydia Sokolova. Cecil Beaton. Cecil Beaton. Richard Buckle was appointed CBE in 1979 .. CBE. CBE