Richard Thomas Chase[1][2] (February 15, 1904 – February 2 1988) [3] was an American folklorist and an authority on English-American folklore.
Richard Chase | |
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Born | Richard Thomas Chase February 15 1904 Huntsville, Alabama, United States |
Died | February 2 1988 (aged 83) |
Education | Antioch College |
Occupation | Folklorist |
Known for | Authority on English-American literature, compiling of folk tales and game, primarily Appalachian |
Chase compiled and edited several books of folktales and folk games (especially Appalachian), including:
Chase was born near Huntsville, Alabama and graduated Antioch College 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, California where 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.[4][5]