Buster Keaton Quotes


No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.


Citations

Keaton, Buster, and Charles Samuels. My Wonderful World of Slapstick. Doubleday, 1960.

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Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
  • Born: October 4, 1895
  • Died: February 1, 1966
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Stunt Performer

Joseph Frank Keaton, known professionally as Buster Keaton, was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that 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".