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About Buster Keaton **One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022** From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible ...
Life with Buster Keaton, KKTV (1951) as Buster Douglas Fairbanks Presents , episode "The Awakening" (1954) as The Man Screen Directors Playhouse , episode "The Silent Partner" (1955) as Kelsey Dutton
Joseph Frank Keaton Junior, dit Buster Keaton, est un acteur, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur américain né le 4 octobre 1895 à Piqua et mort le 1 er février 1966 à Hollywood . Humoriste célèbre pour son flegme, artiste ayant marqué le cinéma muet américain , il fut entre autres surnommé « l'homme qui ne rit jamais » [ 1 ] par contraste avec Charlie Chaplin .
20 de feb. de 2022 · Two new books about a legendary silent film comic — Dana Stevens' Camera Man and James Curtis' Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life — give fans new reason to revisit Keaton's work.
21 de feb. de 2023 · Before Buster Keaton ever stepped foot on a stage, his days were full of calamities and dramas — not necessarily of the comedic variety. According to Marion Meade's "Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase: A Biography," Keaton spent the first couple of years of his life sleeping in a suitcase, and sometimes in tents.His mother, Myra, once placed him in a costume trunk backstage while she and his ...
15 de feb. de 2022 · September 10, 2022. James Curtis’ BUSTER KEATON: A FILMMAKER’S LIFE is a wonderful biography of its iconic subject. Along with Dana Stevens’ book Camera Man, released earlier this year, both new and seasoned fans can celebrate the comedic genius, brilliant filmmaker and genuinely sweet person that was Buster Keaton.
According to Buster Keaton, joining MGM was the worst professional mistake of his life. Being an “actor only”, the lack of creative control over his movies was unbearable for him. As a fading silent film icon , he wanted to take on the challenge of becoming a talking star, but MGM did not allow him.
