Buster Keaton, Actor The General Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 15 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, everchanging variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine show that included family friend, illusionistMay 31, 1997Buster Keaton was not the Great Stone Face so much as a man who kept his composure in the center of chaos Other silent actors might mug to get a point across, but Keaton remained observant and collected That's one reason his best movies have aged better than those of his rival, Charlie ChaplinHe seems like a modern visitor to the world of the silent clownsFacts about Buster Keaton 9 the silent film era The first appearance of Keaton in the silent movie was in The Butcher Boy At that time, he was hired as gag man and a costar Get facts about Bruce Willis here Facts about Buster Keaton 10 the full length featu