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
Robert Anderson (silent film actor) Robert Anderson (silent film actor) Robert Christian Anderson (July 22, 1890 - June 25, 1963) was an American actor of Danish birth who appeared in silent films. Anderson was born in Odense, Denmark. He was also a make-up artist and director (of one short). Anderson and D.W. Griffith were the principal makeup artists on Griffith's monumental classic "Intolerance". He later appeared in Griffith's World War I propaganda film "Hearts of the World" (1918). In addition to "Hearts of the World" Anderson can be seen today in surviving silent films such as "The Heart of Humanity" (1918) another World War I