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Buster Keaton
D.O.B.: October 4, 1895 (Piqua, KS)
D.O.D.: February 1, 1966 (Los Angeles, CA)
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Location: Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills; Court of Liberty; Garden of
Heritage
Biographical Notes:
Buster Keaton appeared in vaudeville with his parents in an
act of how to discipline a prankster child. He was constantly being thrown
around the stage, but kept a poker face. When he was 6-months old, he fell
down stairs and Houdini rushed to get the him. Houdini was laughing and said
"That was some buster your baby took!" That nickname stuck.
In his first film he appeared with
Fatty Arbuckle. He had his own production company by 1921.
He got married to Natalie Talmadge, the
shy sister of Norma and Constance. The couple were not a perfect match. She was
passive and Buster was lively. They appeared to everyone else to be an
affectionate couple. The couple had two sons were born. After the two sons were
born, Natalie gave into her family and she was not to have any more children
with Buster. The marriage didn't last.
1933 brought a divorce, alcoholism, and
almost bankrupt. In 1935, he sobered up. He found love with his last wife,
Eleanor Norris. She helped him get his finances back in order, his life back in
order and gave him the love he wanted.
Appeared in:
"The Butcher Boy" (1971) Movie
"The General" (1927) Movie
"The Saphead" (1920) Movie
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