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Keaton

[keet-n]

noun

  1. Buster Joseph Francis Keaton, 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.



Keaton

/ ˈkiːtən /

noun

  1. Buster, real name Joseph Francis Keaton 1895–1966, US film comedian who starred in silent films such as The Navigator (1924), The General (1926), and Steamboat Bill Junior (1927)

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During the silent film era, audiences flocked to see the physical antics of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

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The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.

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Keaton Muldoon, 23, of Tuckers Lane, Mansfield, had previously admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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Smart, witty and vulnerable, she can come across as a modern iteration of the urbane persona of Diane Keaton.

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“But I do think about marriage comedies. I’m really obsessed with ‘Mr. Mom,’ with Michael Keaton.

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