Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton VI (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and movie director. He is most famous for his silent films which showed his skill at physical comedy.[1]
Buster Keaton | |
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 Keaton in 1925 | |
| Born | Joseph Frank Keaton October 4, 1895 Piqua, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 1966 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California |
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| Years active | 1899–1966 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouses | Mae Scriven
(m. 1933; div. 1936) |
| Children | 2 |
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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]
Notes
change- ↑ 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
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- 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