
Buster Keaton
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Who is Buster Keaton?
Buster Keaton: Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, filmmaker, stunt performer, and writer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".
- also known as Joseph Frank Keaton, Joseph Francis Keaton, The Great Stone Face, Joseph Frank Keaton VI, Malec, Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton, Buster, The Little Boy Who Can't Be Damaged, 'Buster' Keaton
- born on (120 years ago) in Piqua, child of Myra Keaton and Joe Keaton
- nationality: United States of America
- profession: Actor, film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter, stunt performer, comedian, vaudeville performer, writer
- died on (49 years ago) in Woodland Hills of lung cancer
- buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
- read more about Buster Keaton (actor)
Writings
- "Buster Keaton" is a book by Marion Meade.
- also known as "Buster Keaton: cut to the chase"
- "Buster Keaton" is a book by Joanna E. Rapf.
- also known as "Buster Keaton: a bio-bibliography"
Music
- "Buster Keaton" is a musical single of Maj Karma.
- released in (18 years ago)
- "Buster Keaton" is a composition.
- music by Robin Hannibal
- "Buster Keaton" is a 2010 single by Quadron.
- released in (6 years ago)
Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Buster Keaton
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A Susan Sontag Reader (1982)
by Susan Sontag
outrage (Buster Keaton is a classic image) crops up repeatedly in pornography . The personages in pornography, like those of comedy, are seen only from the outside, behavioristically. By definition, they can't be seen in depth, so as truly to ...
Dictionary of Films (1972)
by Georges Sadoul, Peter Morris
Dir Edward Sedgwick Seen Clyde Bruckman, Lex Lipton, Richard Schayer Photog Elgin Lessley, Reggie Lanning Ed Hugh Wynn Cast Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harry Gribbon, Harold Goodwin, Sidney Bray Prod Joseph M. Schenck, ...
Encyclopedia of Sports Films (2010)
by K Edgington, Thomas Erskine, James M. Welsh
D|RECTOR: Buster Keaton. SCREENPLAY: AI Boasberg, Lex Neal, Charles H. Smith, Paul Gerard Smith. PRODUCER: Buster Keaton. C|NEMATOCRAPHY2 Bert Haines, j. D. (Devereaux) jennings. CAST: Buster ...
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains (2004)
by David J. Wishart
Buster Keaton died of lung cancer in Woodland Hills, California, on February 1, 1966. A small museum in Piqua recalls Keaton's Plains origins. Constance Brown Kuriyama Texas Tech University Dardis, Tom. Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn't ...
Historical Dictionary of American Cinema (2011)
by Keith M. Booker
The former Vaudevillian Buster Keaton was one of the greatest actors and directors of the silent film era. Keaton was known as “ The Great Stone Face” because of the characteristic deadpan expression with ...
The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007)
by John Kenneth Muir
Buster Keaton (Chief Rotten Eagle); ...
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Buster Keaton grave
Buster Keaton's grave at Forest Lawn, Burbank - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can
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Buster Keaton and his sons
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Buster Keaton Cottage Grove
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Quotes about Buster Keaton
I think of Mike Myers as the Buster Keaton of today. I think he's brought us something so special. (Robert Wagner)
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