Buster Keaton: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Joseph Francis Keaton IV • Joseph Frank Keaton IV
Born October 4, 1895 • Kansas
Died February 1, 1966 (aged 70) • California
Married To Natalie Talmadge (1921–1932) • Eleanor Keaton (married 1940) • Mae Elizabeth Scrivens (1933–1935)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966) • "Sunset Blvd." (1950) • "The Saphead" (1920) • "Battling Butler" (1926) • "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (1965) • "The Donna Reed Show" (1958–1965) • "San Diego I Love You" (1944) • "The Passionate Plumber" (1932) • "Go West" (1925) • "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1964) • "The Villain Still Pursued Her" (1940) • "That Night with You" (1945) • "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1955) • "Hollywood Cavalcade" (1939) • "God's Country" (1946) • "Le plombier amoureux" (1932) • "Sergeant Dead Head" (1965) • "Burke's Law" (1964) • "Seven Chances" (1925) • "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) • "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) • "The Lovable Cheat" (1949) • "Producers' Showcase" (1956) • "El Colmillo de Buda" (1949) • "Spite Marriage" (1929) • "War Italian Style" (1965) • "Doughboys" (1930) • "Casanova wider Willen" (1931) • "Three Ages" (1923) • "That's the Spirit" (1945) • "The Cameraman" (1928) • "The March of Time" (1930) • "Free and Easy" (1930) • "Our Hospitality" (1923) • "Route 66" (1962) • "Buster se marie" (1931) • "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928) • "Sherlock Jr." (1924) • "Estrellados" (1930) • "Li'l Abner" (1940) • "College" (1927) • "The General" (1926) • "The Navigator" (1924) • "Sidewalks of New York" (1931) • "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" (1929) • "Playhouse 90" (1958) • "Life with Buster Keaton" (1951) • "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965) • "You Asked for It" (1958) • "The Invader" (1936) • "De frente, marchen" (1930) • "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963) • "What! No Beer?" (1933) • "Forever and a Day" (1943) • "Limelight" (1952) • "The Best of Broadway" (1954) • "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1963) • "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1960) • "Le roi des Champs-Élysées" (1934) • "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (1954) • "El moderno Barba Azul" (1946) • "The Misadventures of Buster Keaton" (1950) • "The Buster Keaton Show" (1951) • "In the Good Old Summertime" (1949) • "Sunday Showcase" (1960) • "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" (1931) • "The Twilight Zone" (1961) • "Speak Easily" (1932) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1956) • "Pajama Party" (1964) • "You're My Everything" (1949)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Seven Chances" (1925) • "The Navigator" (1924) • "Three Ages" (1923) • "Sherlock Jr." (1924) • "Our Hospitality" (1923) • "The General" (1926) • "Battling Butler" (1926) • "Go West" (1925)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Quick Millions" (1939) • "Go West" (1925) • "The Jones Family in Hollywood" (1939) • "The General" (1926)

Top Questions

Where was Buster Keaton born?
Buster Keaton was born in Piqua, Kansas, United States.
Is Buster Keaton married?
Eleanor Keaton (married 1940), Mae Elizabeth Scrivens (1933–1935), Natalie Talmadge (1921–1932)
When was Buster Keaton born?
Buster Keaton was born on October 4, 1895.

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