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Buster Keaton

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Buster Keaton

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Also known as Joseph Frank Keaton, Joseph Keaton, Frigo, The Great Stone Face

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)

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Buster Keaton was an American entertainer whose professional career spanned from 1917 to 1966. Born on October 4, 1895, and deceased on February 1, 1966, he was also known by the pseudonym "Frigo." He had two children and stood at a height of 165. His work is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

Keaton’s legacy includes five recorded works and a presence in various media archives. He is referenced by 1,698 other encyclopedia articles. His public statements include observations on marriage, arrest, and the nature of his hero’s origins.

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Joseph Frank Keaton, known professionally as Buster Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), was an American comic actor and filmmaker. 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". Keaton was recognized as the seventh-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male actor of all time. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Buster+Keaton">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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5 total works indexed

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    · 2022 · cited 2,247x

  3. The Application of Ecological Theory Toward an Understanding of the Human Microbiome

    · 2012 · cited 1,248x

  4. Contribution of neutral processes to the assembly of gut microbial communities in the zebrafish over host development

    · 2015 · cited 839x

  5. Transdermal Testosterone Treatment in Women with Impaired Sexual Function after Oophorectomy

    · 2000 · cited 742x

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Quotes

  • “We used to get arrested every other week — that is, the old man would get arrested.”
  • “The funny thing about our act is that dad gets the worst of it, although I'm the one who apparently receives the bruises … the secret is in landing limp and breaking the fall with a foot or a hand. It's a knack. I started so young that landing right is second nature with me. Several times I'd have been killed if I hadn't been able to land like a cat. Imitators of our act don't last long, because they can't stand the treatment.”
  • “A picture without falls is as bad as Niagara in the same fix.”
  • “Marriage is fine as an institution, but bad as a habit.”
  • “Our hero came from Nowhere — he wasn't going Anywhere and he got kicked off Somewhere.”
  • “If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Frank
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Piqua
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Father
Joe Keaton
Mother
Myra Keaton
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Participant in
Documenta 6
Genre
historical film
Conflict
World War I
Military branch
40th Infantry Division
Official website
www.busterkeaton.com
Image
Busterkeaton edit.jpg
Height
165
Number of children
2
Residence
Beverly Hills
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manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category
Buster Keaton
cause of death
lung cancer
date of birth
1895-10-04
topic's main category
Category:Buster Keaton
influenced by
Roscoe Arbuckle
Commons gallery
Buster Keaton
birth name
Joseph Frank Keaton
filmography
Buster Keaton filmography
date of death
1966-02-01
start of work period
1917-00-00
end of work period
1966-00-00
has works in the collection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
writing language
English language
related category
Category:Films with screenplays by Buster Keaton
time period
20th century
Commons Creator page
Buster Keaton
nickname
Pamplinas
pseudonym
Frigo
name in native language
Buster Keaton
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. 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".

Keaton was a child vaudeville star, performing as part of his family's traveling act. As an adult, he began working with independent producer Joseph M. Schenck and filmmaker Edward F. Cline, with whom he made a series of successful two-reel comedies in the early 1920s, including One Week (1920), The Playhouse (1921), Cops (1922), and The Electric House (1922). He then moved to feature-length films; several of them, such as Sherlock Jr. (1924), The General (1926), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), and The Cameraman (1928), remain highly regarded. The General is perhaps his most acclaimed work; Orson Welles considered it "the greatest comedy ever made...and perhaps the greatest film ever made".

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