Joe Keaton help of a girlfriend who was a Christian Scientist. Joe Keaton died on January 13, 1946. According to the New York Times, he died at his home in Hollywood, after a long illness. However, Buster later said he was hit by a car, and state death records show that he died in Ventura. It was announced that Joe Keaton would play a court reporter in "Evelyn Prentice" (1934), but his actual appearance in the film cannot be confirmed. Joe Keaton Joseph Hallie Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He
Buster Keaton film, released in 2013, contains a restored scene where Jimmy and Culpeper talk on the telephone. Lost after the comedy epic's "roadshow" exhibition, the audio of that scene was discovered, and combined with still pictures to recreate the scene.) Keaton was given more screen time in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966). The appearance, since it was released after his death, was his posthumous swansong. Keaton also appeared in a comedy routine about two inept stage musicians in Charlie Chaplin's "Limelight" (1952), recalling the vaudeville of "The Playhouse". With the exception of "Seeing Stars", a