Joe Keaton Joe Keaton Joseph Hallie Keaton (July 6, 1867 – January 13, 1946) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He was the father of actor Buster Keaton and appeared with his son in several of his films. Keaton was born a few miles south of Terre Haute, Indiana to Libbie Jane and Joseph Francis Keaton IV. Leaving home in 1889, the year of the Land Rush, he homesteaded in the Oklahoma territory for a time, securing a claim three and a half miles northwest of Edmond. A few months into Keaton's residency, the neighboring homesteader (a Canadian whom
Paradise for Buster House" with the shooting of the fish reminiscent of 1923's "The Love Nest". The pacing of this short is quite wonderful and slow giving Buster plenty of time to work out his gags for the most part outdoors. Buster only says four words in this 39 minute production: "Good morning" and "I quit." Paradise for Buster Paradise for Buster (1952) is a private industrial film made by John Deere and Company, Inc. showcasing Buster Keaton. Bookkeeper Buster Keaton works for a company in the big city when he inherits a rural farm from his uncle Burr McKeaton and is able