Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Joseph Frank Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), known professionally as Buster Keaton, was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression which earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face". Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton's "extraordinary period from 1920 to 1929" when he "worked without interruption" on a series of films that make him "the greatest actor-director in the history of the movies". His career declined afterward with a loss
International Buster Keaton Society of Muskegon—in 2010, Michigan Live in 2011, and The Muskegon Tribune in 2013. The Damfinos are listed online at Turner Classic Movies. The group has also been referenced in several Keaton related books, including Imogen Sara Smith's "Buster Keaton: The Persistence of Comedy," Kevin W. Sweeney's "Buster Keaton: Interviews," Edward McPherson's "Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat Hat," "The Fall of Buster Keaton: His Films for MGM, Educational Pictures, and Columbia" by James L. Neibaur and "Silent Echoes: discovering early Hollywood through the films of Buster Keaton" by John Bengtson. The current president of the International Buster Keaton Society is