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Keaton, Joseph Frank (‘Buster’) (1895–1966) By Hilsabeck, Burke

DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-REM2174-1
Published: 01/07/2025
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A brief biography of the actor and director Buster Keaton that outlines the modernist impulses and reception of his films.

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01/07/2025

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10.4324/9780415249126-REM2174-1

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Hilsabeck, Burke. Keaton, Joseph Frank (‘Buster’) (1895–1966). Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/keaton-joseph-frank-buster-1895-1966.

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