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 thought up his best gags himself and we couldn't steal "him!"" The more adventurous ideas called for dangerous stunts, performed by Keaton at great physical risk. During the railroad water-tank scene in "Sherlock Jr.", Keaton broke his neck when a torrent of water fell on him from a water tower, but he did not realize it until years afterward. A scene from "Steamboat Bill, Jr." required Keaton to run into the shot and stand still on a particular spot. Then, the facade of a two-story building toppled forward on top of Keaton. Keaton's character emerged unscathed, due to a single