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 4 October 1895 (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 1 February 1966 (49 years ago) in Woodland Hills of lung cancer
buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
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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 1998 (18 years ago)
"Buster Keaton" is a composition.
- music by Robin Hannibal
"Buster Keaton" is a 2010 single by Quadron.
- released in 2010 (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 ...