Buster Keaton American Director (1895–1966)

Buster Keaton was born on 4 October 1895 in Piqua. He was an American director. The date of his death is 1 February 1966; He was 70. The recorded cause of death is lung cancer. Among the titles he was known for are Tales of Manhattan (1942) and The Stolen Jools (1931).

Early life

He was the son of Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1917 with A Country Hero. The 1910s brought The Butcher Boy (1917) and Coney Island (1917). His 1920s credits include Sherlock, Jr. (1924) and The General (1926). During the 1950s, he worked on Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Work from the 1960s includes It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).

Buster Keaton’s credits add up to 143 films and one TV series from 1917 to 2015. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (3), followed by musical (2). Behind the camera, he is listed as director on 45 titles, including The Cameraman, and writer on 31 titles, including A Night at the Opera.

Charlie Chaplin appears in seven of his listed titles, including Limelight (1952) and Tutto il mondo ride (1952). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Joan Crawford (four titles) and Gary Cooper (three titles). Robert Youngson directed two of his titles on record, among them When Comedy Was King (1960) and MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1964). Listed genres include comedy film and silent film.

Recognition

Buster Keaton’s wins include an Academy Honorary Award, awarded in 1959. The list of wins also includes the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Natalie Talmadge (1921 to 1932) and Eleanor Keaton (1940 to 1966). He had 2 children on record.