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Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts.He frequently maintained a stoic, deadpan facial expression that became his trademark and earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". Keaton was a child vaudeville star, performing as part of his family's traveling act. As an adult, he began working with ...
Buster Keaton. Actor: The General. Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist Harry Houdini. Keaton himself verified the origin of his nickname "Buster",...
Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 1...
Aug 19, 2021 · Buster Keaton ️ in Neighbors, The General, Cops, Seven Chances, Three Ages, Hard Luck, The Bell Boy, Steamboat Bill, One Week, Day Dreams, Sherlock Jr., Our...
Buster Keaton was something of an enigma to his own era. The silent-film star launched himself between rooftops, battled storms and sand dunes, boarded moving vehicles – and frequently trailed ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Buster Keaton, American film comedian and director, the ‘Great Stone Face,’ known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and often elaborate visual comedy. He made numerous short films as well as such feature films as Three Ages, Sherlock, Jr., The General, and The Cameraman.
Buster Keaton. Actor: The General. Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionist Harry Houdini. Keaton himself verified the origin of his nickname "Buster",...
Release date Title Credited as Notes Writer Director Role September 1, 1920: One Week: Yes: Yes: The groom — October 27, 1920: Convict 13: Yes: Yes: Golfer turned prisoner / Guard
Jan 24, 2022 · Whereas Chaplin’s vision was essentially theatrical, Keaton’s was specific to the screen—he moved like the moving pictures. Adam Gopnik on biographies by James Curtis and Dana Stevens.
Founded in 1992, the mission of The International Buster Keaton Society (a 501c3, non-profit organization) is to foster and perpetuate an appreciation and understanding of the life, career and films of Buster Keaton, to advocate for historical accuracy about Keaton’s life and work, to encourage dissemination of information about Keaton, and to endorse preservation and restoration of Keaton’s films and performances.
