Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton VI (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and director. He is most famous for his silent films which showed his skill at physical comedy.[1]
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| Born | Joseph Frank Keaton VI October 4, 1895 |
| Died | February 1, 1966 (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
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| Years active | 1898–1966 |
The magazine Entertainment Weekly listed Keaton at number seven on their list of "The Greatest Directors of All Time."[2] And in 1999 the American Film Institute placed Keaton at 21 on their list of "The Greatest Male Actors of All Time."
Famous movie critic Roger Ebert wrote that Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929, he worked without interruption on a series of movies that make him, arguably, the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies."[1]
In a 2002 worldwide poll by "Sight & Sound" Keaton's 1927 movie titled "The General" was number 15 on their "Best movies of All Time" list. Three other Keaton movies were also added to the magazine's survey.[3]
Buster Keaton Media
Keaton as a child in vaudeville (c. 1897)
Six-year-old Keaton and his parents Myra and Joe Keaton, in a publicity photo for their vaudeville act, The Three Keatons
Buster Keaton's draft card; "motion picture performer" employed by Roscoe Arbuckle
Keaton, who did his own stunt work, in a potentially life-threatening scene from Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
With Charlotte Greenwood in one of his first "talkies", Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
Keaton, Thelma Todd and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily (1932)
Keaton getting his foot stuck in railroad tracks at Knott's Berry Farm in 1956
Keaton as a time traveler in the 1961 Twilight Zone episode "Once Upon a Time"
With Joe E. Brown in the 1962 Route 66 episode "Journey to Nineveh"
Buster Keaton in The Frozen North (1922)
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roger Ebert: The Films of Buster Keaton Archived 2013-02-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Greatest Film Directors and Their Best Films.
- ↑ "bfi:Sight & Sound: Top ten". Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2005.
Other websites
- Buster Keaton on IMDb
- Buster Keaton at the TCM Movie Database
- Buster Keaton Museum
- Buster Keaton in Five Easy Clips Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine