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American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)
Also known as: Frigo, Joseph Francis Keaton, Joseph Frank Keaton, Joseph Keaton, The Great Stone Face, Бастер Китон
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Charlie Chaplin1889–1977ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis autobiography recounts silent-era slapstick filmmaking and the craft of physical comedy from an insider's view (AI reason)
Harold Lloyd1893–1971ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis memoir 'An American Comedy' gives a performer's account of silent stunt comedy and gag construction (AI reason)
Harpo Marx1888–1964ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet'Harpo Speaks!' is a warm, anecdotal show-business memoir rooted in vaudeville and early film comedy (AI reason)
- Groucho Marx1890–1977ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
His humorous memoirs trace vaudeville roots and Hollywood comedy with a light, self-deprecating voice (AI reason)
Mack Sennett1880–1960ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet'King of Comedy' chronicles the Keystone slapstick studio era and the mechanics of early film gags (AI reason)
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Kevin Brownlow1938–ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet'The Parade's Gone By' is an oral-history-driven portrait of silent filmmaking and its comedians (AI reason)
Walter Kerr1913–1996ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet'The Silent Clowns' offers close analysis of silent comedy style, with extensive attention to Keaton's films (AI reason)
Rudi Blesh1899–1985ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHis biography 'Keaton' covers the same films and stunt craft with a narrative, anecdotal approach (AI reason)
- James Agee1909–1955ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
His film criticism, notably 'Comedy's Greatest Era', celebrates silent clowns with vivid, appreciative prose (AI reason)
Stan Laurel1890–1965ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetCollected letters and interviews reflect on gag craft and slapstick partnerships of the silent-to-sound transition (AI reason)
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- Keaton, the man who wouldn't lie down (1979)
- Doughboys
- My wonderful world of slapstick
- When comedy was king
- Buster Keaton's The general, starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack