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Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) [1] was an American actor, comedian and film director. [2] 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".
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.
Buster Keaton (born October 4, 1895, Piqua, Kansas, U.S.—died February 1, 1966, Woodland Hills, California) was an American film comedian and director, the “Great Stone Face” of the silent screen, known for his deadpan expression and his imaginative and often elaborate visual comedy. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent ...
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.
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 ...
Buster Keaton, one of the greatest comedians and filmmakers of all time, made 19 silent short films and 10 silent features between 1920 and 1928. Seven of his films have been included in the National Film Registry, making him one of the most honored filmmakers on that prestigious list: One Week (1920), Cops (1922), Sherlock Jr. and The ...
A newlywed couple tries to construct a house using a prefabricated kit, not realizing that a rival has tampered with the component numbering. “One Week” is a 1920 American silent comedy film, spanning two reels, and stars Buster Keaton in his first independent film production. Written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline, the…
Jan 13, 2000 · Buster Keaton’s move to Hollywood When, in 1917, his father’s drinking broke up the act, Keaton moved to Hollywood, where a chance meeting brought him contact with another former vaudevillian.
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American comic actor, filmmaker, producer 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. He was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
By Anna Green | Oct 3, 2022. More than a century after comedian Buster Keaton started making movies, filmmakers are still imitating his stunts, gags, and visual style. Keaton, who was known for ...
