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Jan 24, 2022 · Born in the 19th century and a vaudeville star by the age of 5, his life took some hard turns after his burst of creativity in the '20s. He fell from stardom and battled alcoholism, then regained...
Mar 19, 2014 · After her step-grandmother Eleanor died in 1998, Cox became the family’s Goodwill Ambassador on behalf of her Grandpa Buster. Today, she regularly travels around the country, attending film festivals and conventions in his honor. Last year, she went to Germany for a Buster Keaton Film Festival.
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Feb 21, 2023 · According to the Statesville Record and Landmark, Keaton's family had found out about the malignancy three months prior to Keaton's death, but did not tell him. It has been reported that Keaton believed he had mere bronchitis. Buster Keaton could delight audiences without uttering a single word.
Jan 24, 2022 · The author of well-made, well-meaning plays advancing progressive causes—he ended up as one of F.D.R.’s chief speechwriters—he championed Keaton, notably in the pages of Life, with acute...
In addition to the financial issue, Keaton’s proclivity for death-defying stunts would sooner or later have been curtailed for insurance reasons—even if the cumbersome new sound equipment hadn’t temporarily limited the camera movement necessary to capture Keaton at his best.
Sep 16, 2019 · On October 4 th 1895, vaudeville performers Joe and Myra Keaton gave birth to Joseph Frank Keaton. Baby Joseph was a mischief, if he wasn’t crawling to the stage footlights; he was falling over and hurting himself whenever possible.
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Joe Keaton, far from mistreating Buster—at least in those days—was proud of his son’s success. In 1907, he wrote to longtime friend, Buster’s godfather and vaudeville’s biggest star, Harry Houdini: “You can’t talk too much on the ability of my little comedian Buster and our comedy table work.
