Richard Thomas Chasehttp://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org (February 15, 1904 – February 2 1988) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107838084/richard-thomas-chase was an American

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and an authority on English-American folklore.

Biography

Career

Chase compiled and edited several books of folktales and folk games (especially

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n), including: *''Grandfather Tales: American-English Folk Tales'' (1948), *''Hullabaloo, and Other Singing Folk Games'' (1949) and '' The Jack Tales '' *''The Jack Tales: told by RM Ward and his kindred in the Beech Mountain section of Western North Carolina and by other descendants of Council Harmon (1803-1896) elsewhere in the southern mountains; with three tales from Wise County, Virginia''. *''Old Songs and Singing Games'' *''The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus'' *''American Folktales and Songs and other examples of English-American traditions as preserved in the Appalachian Mountains and elsewhere in the United States''. *various spoken word recordings including ''Richard Chase Tells Three Grandfather Tales''.

Personal life

Chase was born near

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and graduated

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in 1929, he lived in California from 1964 to 1975 and was a regular at the Southern Renaissance Pleasure Faire created by Ron and Phyllis Patterson, in Ventura, CA, where he is remembered for holding court under a large oak tree. He introduced English Country Dancing to the faire, bringing a group of his students from Claremont College. Chase had one daughter, Ann Gay Chase Applegate.
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* American folklorists 1904 births 1988 deaths Collectors of fairy tales {{US-English-academic-bio-stub