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Buster
Keaton
1895-1966
Comedy,
Silent Film, Director
Joseph Francis "Buster" Keaton
was born into an Irish-American theatrical family. His
father, Joseph Hallie Keaton, teamed up with Harry Houdini
and had a Vaudeville show called Mohawk Indian Medicine Company.
Houdini was Buster's godfather and is credited with giving
Buster his name after he fell down a flight of stairs without
injury. Buster became a popular and influential Silent Film
comic actor and filmmaker. His trademark was physical comedy
with a stoic, deadpan expression on his face, earning him
the nickname The Great Stone Face. His innovative work as
a Director of films made basic contributions to the development
of the art of cinema. The General (1927) is considered
an American Masterpiece. The film combined Keaton's
physical comedy and love for trains.
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